The clinical relative biological effectiveness and prostate‐specific antigen kinetics of carbon‐ion radiotherapy in low‐risk prostate cancer
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DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5045
Abstract: To evaluate the clinical relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of carbon‐ion radiotherapy (C‐ion RT) for prostate cancer. read more here.
Keywords: biological effectiveness; prostate; clinical relative; relative biological ... See more keywords
A double-strand-break model for the relative biological effectiveness of electrons based on ionization clustering.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.15796
Abstract: BACKGROUND The effectiveness of ionizing radiation regarding DNA damage induction depends on its spatial energy deposition pattern. For electrons an increased effectiveness is observed at low kinetic energies due to the enhanced density of energy… read more here.
Keywords: biological effectiveness; model; double strand; relative biological ... See more keywords
Impact of respiratory motion on variable relative biological effectiveness in 4D-dose distributions of proton therapy
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DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2017.1354131
Abstract: Abstract Background: Organ motion during radiation therapy with scanned protons leads to deviations between the planned and the delivered physical dose. Using a constant relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of 1.1 linearly maps these deviations into… read more here.
Keywords: motion; recalculation; rbe; variable rbe ... See more keywords
Implementation of a double scattering nozzle for Monte Carlo recalculation of proton plans with variable relative biological effectiveness.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abc12d
Abstract: IntroductionA constant relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of 1.1 is currently used in clinical proton therapy. However, the RBE varies with factors such as dose level, linear energy transfer (LET) and tissue type. Multiple RBE models… read more here.
Keywords: rbe; variable rbe; double scattering; proton ... See more keywords
The impact of variable relative biological effectiveness in proton therapy for left-sided breast cancer when estimating normal tissue complications in the heart and lung.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abd230
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical impact of relative biological effectiveness (RBE) variations in proton beam scanning treatment (PBS) for left-sided breast cancer versus the assumption of a fixed RBE of… read more here.
Keywords: heart; rbe; breast; fixed rbe ... See more keywords
Biological effectiveness and relative biological effectiveness of ion beams for in‐vitro cell irradiation
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DOI: 10.1111/cas.15446
Abstract: Biological effectiveness and relative biological effectiveness are critical for proton and ion beam radiotherapy. However, the relationship between the two quantities and physical character of ion beams is not well established. By analyzing 1188 sets… read more here.
Keywords: biological effectiveness; ion beam; relative biological; ion beams ... See more keywords
Relative Biological Effectiveness Values of Spot-scanning Proton Beam Therapy at Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
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DOI: 10.21873/invivo.13175
Abstract: Background/Aim: This study aimed to confirm the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) values of the proton beam therapy (PBT) system installed in Shonan Kamakura General Hospital. Materials and Methods: Clonogenic cell-survival assays were performed with a… read more here.
Keywords: cell; biological effectiveness; beam; proton beam ... See more keywords
The Effect of Hypoxia on Relative Biological Effectiveness and Oxygen Enhancement Ratio for Cells Irradiated with Grenz Rays
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DOI: 10.3390/cancers14051262
Abstract: Simple Summary Grenz rays are low energy X-rays and have been used for dermatological radiotherapy for decades. This study calculates the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) and oxygen enhancement ratio (OER) for DNA double-strand break (DSB)… read more here.
Keywords: biological effectiveness; relative biological; oxygen enhancement; enhancement ratio ... See more keywords
High-Accuracy Relative Biological Effectiveness Values Following Low-Dose Thermal Neutron Exposures Support Bimodal Quality Factor Response with Neutron Energy
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020878
Abstract: Theoretical evaluations indicate the radiation weighting factor for thermal neutrons differs from the current International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recommended value of 2.5, which has radiation protection implications for high-energy radiotherapy, inside spacecraft, on… read more here.
Keywords: energy; relative biological; neutron; radiation ... See more keywords