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RBE of spleen CFU-S to low dose rate Cf-252 neutron or photon radiation

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The RBE of Cf-252 neutron irradiation was determined for hemopoietic tissue using spleen CFU-S. Radiosensitivity was compared to acute Cobalt-60 radiation and low dose rate Cesium-137 under identical irradiation conditions. The RBE for the neutron component of the Cf-252 radiation was 2.1. No dose rate effect was observed for hemopoietic CFU-S to acute doses or low dose rate photon irradiation.

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  1. Radiation Therapy Oncology Center, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 40536-0084, Lexington, KY, USA

    Y. Maruyama, J. M. Feola, H. N. Hwang, A. Williams & J. L. Beach

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Supported by grants from the Kircher Foundation, University of Kentucky Research Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy

Visiting Scholar, Peking Institute for Cancer Research, People's Republic of China

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Maruyama, Y., Feola, J.M., Hwang, H.N. et al. RBE of spleen CFU-S to low dose rate Cf-252 neutron or photon radiation. Radiat Environ Biophys 21, 265–274 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01341463

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