relative biological effectiveness

Japanese: relative biological effectiveness(英語表記)relativebiologicaleffectiveness
relative biological effectiveness

…For the same dose, the effect on cells and tissues is generally stronger the higher the LET. The relative biological effectiveness (RBE) is used as a measure of the strength of the effect of various radiations on living organisms. It is calculated by dividing the dose of a reference radiation (X-rays or gamma rays) required to produce the same biological effect by the dose of the radiation in question (e.g., fast neutrons or alpha rays). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "relative biological effectiveness" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…線量が同じでも,細胞や組織に対する効果は一般にLETが大きいほど強い。 いろいろな放射線の生物に対する効果の強さの目安として生物学的効果比,RBE(relative biological effectiveness)が用いられる。それは同じ生物学的効果を与えるのに必要な基準放射線(X線またはγ線)の線量を,同じく問題とする放射線(たとえば,速中性子線やα線)の線量で割ったものである。…

※「relative biological effectiveness」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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