Relative Biological Effectiveness
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The ratio of radiation dosages required to produce identical change based on a formula comparing other types of radiation with that of gamma or roentgen rays.
| Descriptor ID |
D012062
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.810.250.275
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| Concept/Terms |
Relative Biological Effectiveness- Relative Biological Effectiveness
- Effectiveness, Biological Relative
- Biological Relative Effectiveness
- Effectiveness, Biologic Relative
- Biologic Relative Effectiveness
- Relative Effectiveness, Biologic
- Relative Biologic Effectiveness
- Biologic Effectiveness, Relative
- Effectiveness, Relative Biologic
- Biological Effectiveness, Relative
- Effectiveness, Relative Biological
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Relative Biological Effectiveness" by people in Profiles.
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An empirical model of carbon-ion relative biological effectiveness based on the linear correlation between radiosensitivity to photons and carbon ions. Phys Med Biol. 2024 Dec 10; 69(24).
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Interpreting the biological effects of protons as a function of physical quantity: linear energy transfer or microdosimetric lineal energy spectrum? Sci Rep. 2024 10 24; 14(1):25181.
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Incorporating boron distribution variations in microdosimetric kinetic model-based relative biological effectiveness calculations for boron neutron capture therapy. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2024 Sep 10; 200(14):1319-1328.
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Incorporating variable RBE in IMPT optimization for ependymoma. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2024 Jan; 25(1):e14207.
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GPU-accelerated calculation of proton microdosimetric spectra as a function of target size, proton energy, and bounding volume size. Phys Med Biol. 2023 08 09; 68(16).
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Quantification of the role of lead foil in flattening filter free beam reference dosimetry. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2023 Apr; 24(4):e13960.
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Accumulation of sublethal radiation damage and its effect on cell survival. Phys Med Biol. 2022 12 19; 68(1).
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Roadmap: helium ion therapy. Phys Med Biol. 2022 08 05; 67(15).
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An empirical model of proton RBE based on the linear correlation between x-ray and proton radiosensitivity. Med Phys. 2022 09; 49(9):6221-6236.
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Effect of boron compounds on the biological effectiveness of proton therapy. Med Phys. 2022 09; 49(9):6098-6109.