Cyclotron fast neutron RBE for late kidney damage.
Decrease in kidney weight six months after unilateral kidney exposure to single doses of neutrons or x rays has been studied. The relative biological effectiveness for late kidney damage was 1.7 at a neutron dose of 1,000 rads.
D000818:Animals; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005214:Fast Neutrons; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051379:Mice; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009502:Neutrons; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness