Relative Biologic Effectiveness (RBE) of 50 kV X-rays measured in a phantom for intraoperative tumor-bed irradiation

Purpose - Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) with low-energy x-rays is used to treat the tumor bed during breast-conserving surgery. The purpose was to determine the relative biologic effectiveness (RBE) of 50-kV x-rays for inactivation of cells irradiated in a tumor-bed phantom. - Methods and...

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Main Authors:	Liu, Qi (Author) , Schneider, Frank (Author) , Ma, Lin (Author) , Wenz, Frederik (Author) , Herskind, Carsten (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	15 March 2013
In:	International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Year: 2013, Volume: 85, Issue: 4, Pages: 1127-1133
ISSN:	1879-355X
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.08.005
Online Access:	Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.08.005 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360301612033913
Author Notes:	Qi Liu, Frank Schneider, Lin Ma, Frederik Wenz, and Carsten Herskind