The apparent increase in the β-parameter of the linear quadratic model with increased linear energy transfer during fast neutron irradiation

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 989, 2010, Pages 433-436

  Jones, Bleddyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTRON; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FAST NEUTRON THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION THERAPY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ALPHA PARTICLES; BETA PARTICLES; CELL SURVIVAL; FAST NEUTRONS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LINEAR MODELS; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77951531011     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/68792966     Document Type: Article

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