Relative biological effectiveness in ion beam therapy
Contributors: International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
Series: Technical reports series / International Atomic Energy Agency -- no. 461; Technical reports series (International Atomic Energy Agency) -- no. 461.
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Vienna
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
ISBN-13: 9789201078070
Subjects: Ion bombardment; Therapeutic use; Radiotherapy; Methods; Ions; Relative Biological Effectiveness; Rayonnement ionisant; Radiothérapie; Radiobiologie; Expérimentation; Laboratoires
Description: This publication covers all the aspects of the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of ion beams, including laboratory measurements of RBE and the important variables that influence it, dose related quantities and units, and approaches to the clinical use of the concept of RBE based on experimental findings, theoretical models, and previous clinical experience with fast neutrons and ions. This publication is the result of a joint initiative of the IAEA and ICRU (International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements). It is the only current extensive review of ion beam RBE, and it is expected to be a reference volume for existing and future centers employing ion beams for therapeutic use.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "STI/DOC/010/461"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: Relative biological effectiveness in ion beam therapy; title: Biological weighting of absorbed dose : the specific issues of RBE in ion beam therapy; title: Quantities and unites; title: Radiobiology of high let radiation : neutrons and ions; title: Clinical experience with neutrons and ions; title: Recommendations for reporting ion beam therapy.