RBE for late spinal cord injury following multiple fractions of neutrons. [Mice]
Journal Article
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· Radiat. Res.; (United States)
Using the length of the time interval between the irradiation of lumbosacral spinal cord of mice with ten fractions of either x rays or neutrons, and the onset of hindquarter paralysis, a fast neutron RBE of 3.5 for spinal cord damage at a neutron dose per fraction of 100 rad has been measured. This RBE for spinal cord injury is significant because it is larger than the RBE being used to calculate treatment doses in neutron radiotherapy.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Washington, Seattle
- OSTI ID:
- 6817108
- Journal Information:
- Radiat. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Radiat. Res.; (United States) Vol. 74:2; ISSN RAREA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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560152* -- Radiation Effects on Animals-- Animals
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BARYONS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FAST NEUTRONS
FERMIONS
FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION
HADRONS
INJURIES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
LOCAL IRRADIATION
MAMMALS
MICE
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION INJURIES
RADIATIONS
RBE
RODENTS
SPINAL CORD
VERTEBRATES
X RADIATION
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BARYONS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FAST NEUTRONS
FERMIONS
FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION
HADRONS
INJURIES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
LOCAL IRRADIATION
MAMMALS
MICE
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION INJURIES
RADIATIONS
RBE
RODENTS
SPINAL CORD
VERTEBRATES
X RADIATION