RBE and the Primary Mechanism of Radiation Action

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 1971 Germany Publisher:JSTORJournal:Radiation Research, volume 47, page 15 (issn: 0033-7587,

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Authors: Kellerer, Albrecht M.; Rossi, H. H.;

doi: 10.2307/3573285

pmid: 5559377

RBE and the Primary Mechanism of Radiation Action

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Abstract

The dependence of RBE on dose appears to follow a simple relation for a variety of effects on higher organisms and for a broad range of doses. The data indicate that the biological effects are due to primary lesions that may be produced by one or two high LET particles but require the action of at least two electrons when electromagnetic radiation is applied. The interaction distance exceeds 1 μm.

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Germany

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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Germany

Keywords

Neutrons, Radiation Injuries, Experimental, Animals, Radiobiology, Electrons, Radiometry, Models, Biological

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