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The different biological effectiveness per unit dose of different types of radiation has always been intriguing and a challenge to explain. The physics of radiation interaction with matter clearly demonstrates the different spatial patterns of energy deposition by the different radiations and is obviously very relevant. Calculations show that the specific spatial patterns of energy deposition diffuse and are no longer specific after a time interval of less than a microsecond so that the induction of the biologically effective damage is very fast.
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Chadwick, K.H. (1991). Discussion of the Session on RBE from Theory to Experiment. In: Fielden, E.M., O’Neill, P. (eds) The Early Effects of Radiation on DNA. NATO ASI Series, vol 54. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75148-6_33
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