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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| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Relative Biological Effectiveness" by people in Profiles.
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Sparing of the neural stem cell compartment during whole-brain radiation therapy: a dosimetric study using helical tomotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Nov 01; 78(3):946-54.
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Hypofractionation: what does it mean for prostate cancer treatment? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jan 01; 76(1):260-8.
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Dosimetric uncertainties of three-dimensional dose reconstruction from two-dimensional data in a multi-institutional study. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2004; 5(4):15-28.
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Monte Carlo calculations of output factors for clinically shaped electron fields. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2004; 5(2):42-63.