title: Ion-kill dosimetry.
abstract: Unanticipated late effects in neutron and heavy ion therapy, not attributable to overdose, imply a qualitative difference between low and high LET therapy. We identify that difference as 'ion kill', associated with the spectrum of z/beta in the radiation field, whose measurement we label 'ion-kill dosimetry'.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0111, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Cucinotta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fromm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chambaudet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016923:Cell Death; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000528:radiation effects; D006224:Cricetinae; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005720:Gamma Rays; D020450:Heavy Ions; D006801:Humans; D018499:Linear Energy Transfer; D009502:Neutrons; D011874:Radiometry; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness