Relative Biological Effectiveness of 103Pd and 125I Photons for Continuous Low-Dose-Rate Irradiation of Chinese Hamster Cells
Nath R, Bongiorni P, Chen Z, Gragnano J, Rockwell S. Relative Biological Effectiveness of 103Pd and 125I Photons for Continuous Low-Dose-Rate Irradiation of Chinese Hamster Cells. Radiation Research 2005, 163: 501-509. PMID: 15850411, DOI: 10.1667/rr3363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous low doseRate irradiationDose-rate effectInverse dose-rate effectCGy/hInitial dose rateChinese hamster lung cellsHigher initial dose rateLow doseHamster lung cellsLung cellsDose rateCell survivalX-ray beamRelative biological effectivenessChinese hamster cellsCellsImplantsAverage RBEHamster cellsBiological responsesBiological effectivenessMonoenergetic X-ray beam