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The Necessity of Stochastic Radiobiology in BNCT or What is the RBE of the 10B(n,α)7Li Reaction

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Progress in Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer

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In radiation biology and in radiotherapy, the details of the interaction of ionizing radiation with biological matter is of great importance. With the advent of high-LET, short range particles such as those utilized in BNCT, a more thorough and detailed knowledge of these interactions is of even greater importance. It would be desirable to predict the response of a biological system (e.g. an organ in an organism) from basic principles derived in simpler systems. This deductive approach would be highly satisfactory.

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  1. Dept. of Chemistry, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

    Detlef Gabel

  2. Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, USA

    Victor P. Bond & Ralph G. Fairchild

  3. Medical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece

    John Kalef-Ezra

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  1. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Menai, New South Wales, Australia

    Barry J. Allen  & Baiba V. Harrington  & 

  2. University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Douglas E. Moore

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Gabel, D., Bond, V.P., Kalef-Ezra, J., Fairchild, R.G. (1992). The Necessity of Stochastic Radiobiology in BNCT or What is the RBE of the 10B(n,α)7Li Reaction. In: Allen, B.J., Moore, D.E., Harrington, B.V. (eds) Progress in Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3384-9_75

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