Published January 1998 | Version v1
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The relative biological effectiveness of the modulated proton beam at TRIUMF

Creators

  • 1. Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan). School of Medicine

Description

The purpose of this study was to determine the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of proton beam and to study its dependency on fraction number. The relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of fractionated protons compared with 60Co γ-rays was investigated for the acute mouse skin reaction. The 80 MeV protons generated at the TRIUMF cyclotron were spread out from 7 to 25 mm to irradiate entire legs. One, two, four, and eight fractions were tested. RBE values ranged from 1.15 to 1.24 for the acute skin reaction. Fraction dose dependence of RBEs was not observed. (author)

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Journal Title
Radiation Medicine
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 43-46
ISSN
0288-2043
CODEN
RAMEER

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
30044147
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; COBALT 60; DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION; LEGS; MICE; PROTON BEAMS; SKIN
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BEAMS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; COBALT ISOTOPES; DISTRIBUTION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIMBS; MAMMALS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUCLEON BEAMS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RODENTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTEBRATES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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This record replaces 29037529