The relative biological effectiveness of carbon ion irradiations of the rat spinal cord increases linearly with LET up to 99 keV/μm

Authors

  • Maria Saager Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
  • Christin Glowa Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
  • Peter Peschke National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Molecular Radiooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
  • Stephan Brons National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg, Germany
  • Rebecca Grün Department of Biophysics, Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research (GSI), Darmstadt, Germany
  • Michael Scholz Department of Biophysics, Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research (GSI), Darmstadt, Germany
  • Peter E. Huber Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Molecular Radiooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
  • Jürgen Debus Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
  • Christian P. Karger Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany

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https://doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2016.1250947

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Published

2016-12-01

How to Cite

Saager, M., Glowa, C., Peschke, P., Brons, S., Grün, R., Scholz, M., … Karger, C. P. (2016). The relative biological effectiveness of carbon ion irradiations of the rat spinal cord increases linearly with LET up to 99 keV/μm. Acta Oncologica, 55(12), 1512–1515. https://doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2016.1250947

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Vol. 55 No. 12 (2016): Acta Oncologica

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