Difference in the relative biological effectiveness and DNA damage repair processes in response to proton beam therapy according to the positions of the spread out Bragg peak.

Radiat Oncol · 2017 · PMC5494883 · PMID 28673358

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Consistent with the reports of several previous investigators in regard to the existence of a significant relationship between the RBE and LET [ 11 , 12 , 25 ], the current study also showed a trend towards a positive correlation between the RBE and LET for both cell lines, despite their different sensitivities to the proton beam.

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