About the importance of the nuclear recoil in \alpha emission near the   DNA
  The effect of the energy deposition inside the human body made by radioactive substances is discussed. For the first time, we stress the importance of the recoiling nucleus in such reactions, particularly concerning the damage caused on the DNA structure. 
E. Lodi Rizzini, A. Bianconi, M. Corradini, M.Leali, V. Mascagna, L.   Venturelli and N. Zurlo
nucl-ex physics.bio-ph