Published April 1983
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Journal article
RBE of spleen CFU-S to low dose rate Cf-252 neutron or photon radiation
- 1. Kentucky Univ., Lexington (USA). Radiation Therapy Oncology Center
Description
The RBE of Cf-252 neutron irradiation was determined for hemopoietic tissue using spleen CFU-S. Radiosensitivity was compared to acute Cobalt-60 radiation and low dose rate Cesium-137 under identical irradiation conditions. The RBE for the neutron component of the Cf-252 radiation was 2.1. No dose rate effect was observed for hemopoietic CFU-S to acute doses or low dose rate photon irradiation. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiat. Environ. Biophys.
- Journal Volume
- 21
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- CODEN: REBPA.;Radiat. Environ. Biophys.
- Journal Page Range
- 265-274
- ISSN
- 0301-634X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 14761128
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- CALIFORNIUM 252; CESIUM 137; CFU; COBALT 60; DOSE RATES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXTERNAL IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SOURCES; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON SOURCES; PHOTON BEAMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RBE; SPLEEN COLONY FORMATION; SURVIVAL CURVES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BEAMS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; COLONY FORMATION; DATA; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; INFORMATION; INJURIES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUCLEON BEAMS; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES