"Linear Energy Transfer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Rate of energy dissipation along the path of charged particles. In radiobiology and health physics, exposure is measured in kiloelectron volts per micrometer of tissue (keV/micrometer T).
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D018499
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.154.240.400 G02.111.255.400 G02.216.400
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Linear Energy Transfer" by people in Profiles.
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The role of dose rate in radiation cancer risk: evaluating the effect of dose rate at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels using key events in critical pathways following exposure to low LET radiation. Int J Radiat Biol. 2016 08; 92(8):405-26.
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The identification of serum biomarkers of high-let radiation exposure and biological sequelae. Health Phys. 2010 Feb; 98(2):196-203.