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Relative Biological Effectiveness

The ratio of radiation dosages required to produce identical change based on a formula comparing other types of radiation with that of gamma or roentgen rays.

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Abstract

The ratio of radiation dosages required to produce identical change based on a formula comparing other types of radiation with that of gamma or roentgen rays.

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10 entry terms
  • Biological Effectiveness, Relative
  • Effectiveness, Biologic Relative
  • Effectiveness, Biological Relative
  • Relative Biologic Effectiveness
  • Biologic Effectiveness, Relative
  • Biologic Relative Effectiveness
  • Biological Relative Effectiveness
  • Effectiveness, Relative Biologic
  • Effectiveness, Relative Biological
  • Relative Effectiveness, Biologic

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Previous Indexing

  • Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation (1973-1976)

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  1. N06.850w.810.250.275w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Relative Biological Effectiveness. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012062. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012062
  2. Relative Biological Effectiveness. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_biological_effectiveness
  3. Relative Biological Effectiveness. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1360981