Relative biological effectiveness of carbon ions for tumor control, acute skin damage and late radiation-induced fibrosis in a mouse model.

CONCLUSION: The observed RBE values were very similar for tumor response, acute skin damage and late RIF when irradiated with large doses of high- linear energy transfer (LET) carbon ions. This study adds information to the variation in biological effectiveness in different tumor and normal tissue models. PMID: 26271798 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Oncologica - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research