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SAFETY: RADIOSENSITIVITY
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LET
Measure of rate at which energy transfers from radiation to soft tissue as it passes through tissue
RBE
Relative biological effectiveness
Quantity that measures the biological effectiveness of radiation having different LET
RBE=1 for diagnostic
STEM CELLS ARE?
Radiosensitive
MATURE CELLS ARE?
Radioresistant
YOUNGER TISSUES AND ORGANS ARE?
Sensitive
OXYGEN EFFECT
Tissue is more sensitive to radiation when irradiated in the oxygenated state than when irradiated under anoxic or hypoxic conditions
OER oxygen enhancement ration
Dose anoxic condition/dose aerobic condition
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