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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 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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Cardiovascular effects of fission neutron or 60Co ? exposure in the B6CF1 mouse. Int J Radiat Biol. 2017 06; 93(6):563-568.
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Potential increase in biological effectiveness from field timing optimization for stereotactic body radiation therapy. Med Phys. 2012 Jun; 39(6):2956-63.
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Determining the relative toxicity and RBE of internal emitters in animals. Health Phys. 2010 Sep; 99(3):367-70.
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Dose to the contralateral breast from radiotherapy and risk of second primary breast cancer in the WECARE study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Nov 15; 72(4):1021-30.
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Multidetector CT of the paranasal sinus: potential for radiation dose reduction. Radiology. 2007 Jun; 243(3):847-52.
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Outpatient therapeutic 131I for thyroid cancer. J Nucl Med Technol. 2005 Mar; 33(1):28-30.
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Chest wall dose in MammoSite breast brachytherapy: radiobiologic estimations of late complication risk based on dose-volume considerations. Brachytherapy. 2005; 4(4):259-63.
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Corrections in the atomic bomb data to examine low dose risk. Health Phys. 2003 Dec; 85(6):709-20.