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Linear energy transfer

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In dosimetry, linear energy transfer (LET) is the amount of energy that an ionizing particle transfers to the material traversed per unit distance. [1]

31 relations: Alpha decay, Biological effects of radiation on the epigenome, Bragg peak, Central nervous system effects from radiation exposure during spaceflight, Elastic scattering, Electron paramagnetic resonance, Epidemiology data for low-linear energy transfer radiation, Equivalent dose, Fast neutron therapy, Health threat from cosmic rays, HZE ions, Index of physics articles (L), Index of radio propagation articles, Ionizing radiation, Let, List of MeSH codes (G06), List of MeSH codes (H01), Neutron capture therapy of cancer, Neutron radiation, Oxygen enhancement ratio, Proton therapy, Radiation chemistry, Radiation damage, Radiation therapy, Radiobiology evidence for protons and HZE nuclei, RARAF, Relative biological effectiveness, Sievert, Spaceflight radiation carcinogenesis, Stopping power (particle radiation), Targeted alpha-particle therapy.

Alpha decay

Alpha decay or α-decay is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle (helium nucleus) and thereby transforms or 'decays' into an atom with a mass number that is reduced by four and an atomic number that is reduced by two.

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Biological effects of radiation on the epigenome

Ionizing radiation can cause biological effects which are passed on to offspring through the epigenome.

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Bragg peak

The Bragg peak is a pronounced peak on the Bragg curve which plots the energy loss of ionizing radiation during its travel through matter.

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Central nervous system effects from radiation exposure during spaceflight

A vigorous ground-based cellular and animal model research program will help quantify the risk to the CNS from space radiation exposure on future long distance space missions and promote the development of optimized countermeasures.

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Elastic scattering

Elastic scattering is a form of particle scattering in scattering theory, nuclear physics and particle physics.

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Electron paramagnetic resonance

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) or electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy is a method for studying materials with unpaired electrons.

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Epidemiology data for low-linear energy transfer radiation

Epidemiological studies of the health effects of low levels of ionizing radiation, in particular the incidence and mortality from various forms of cancer, have been carried out in different population groups exposed to such radiation.

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Equivalent dose

Equivalent dose is a dose quantity H representing the stochastic health effects of low levels of ionizing radiation on the human body.

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Fast neutron therapy

Fast neutron therapy utilizes high energy neutrons typically between 50 and 70 MeV to treat cancer.

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Health threat from cosmic rays

The health threat from cosmic rays is the danger posed by galactic cosmic rays (GCR) and solar energetic particles to astronauts on interplanetary missions or any missions that venture through the Van-Allen Belts or outside the Earth's magnetosphere.

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HZE ions

HZE ions are the high-energy nuclei component of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) which have an electric charge greater than +2.

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Index of physics articles (L)

The index of physics articles is split into multiple pages due to its size.

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Index of radio propagation articles

This is an index to articles about terms used in discussion of radio propagation.

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Ionizing radiation

Ionizing radiation (ionising radiation) is radiation that carries enough energy to liberate electrons from atoms or molecules, thereby ionizing them.

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Let

Let or LET may refer to.

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List of MeSH codes (G06)

The following is a list of the "G" codes for MeSH.

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List of MeSH codes (H01)

The following is a list of the "H" codes for MeSH.

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Neutron capture therapy of cancer

Neutron capture therapy (NCT) is a noninvasive therapeutic modality for treating locally invasive malignant tumors such as primary brain tumors and recurrent head and neck cancer.

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Neutron radiation

Neutron radiation is a form of ionizing radiation that presents as free neutrons.

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Oxygen enhancement ratio

The Oxygen Enhancement Ratio (OER) or oxygen enhancement effect in radiobiology refers to the enhancement of therapeutic or detrimental effect of ionizing radiation due to the presence of oxygen.

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Proton therapy

In the field of medical procedures, Proton therapy, or proton beam therapy is a type of particle therapy that uses a beam of protons to irradiate diseased tissue, most often in the treatment of cancer.

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Radiation chemistry

Radiation chemistry is a subdivision of nuclear chemistry which is the study of the chemical effects of radiation on matter; this is very different from radiochemistry as no radioactivity needs to be present in the material which is being chemically changed by the radiation.

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Radiation damage

This article deals with Radiation damage due to the effects of ionizing radiation on physical objects.

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Radiation therapy

Radiation therapy or radiotherapy, often abbreviated RT, RTx, or XRT, is therapy using ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells and normally delivered by a linear accelerator.

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Radiobiology evidence for protons and HZE nuclei

Studies with protons and HZE nuclei of relative biological effectiveness for molecular, cellular, and tissue endpoints, including tumor induction, demonstrate risk from space radiation exposure.

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RARAF

The Radiological Research Accelerator Facility (RARAF),http://www.raraf.org located on the Columbia University Nevis Laboratories campus in Irvington, New York is a National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering biotechnology resource center (P41)http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Research/ResourceCenters/ListState specializing in microbeam technology.

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Relative biological effectiveness

In radiobiology, the relative biological effectiveness (often abbreviated as RBE) is the ratio of biological effectiveness of one type of ionizing radiation relative to another, given the same amount of absorbed energy.

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Sievert

The sievert (symbol: SvNot be confused with the sverdrup or the svedberg, two non-SI units that sometimes use the same symbol.) is a derived unit of ionizing radiation dose in the International System of Units (SI) and is a measure of the health effect of low levels of ionizing radiation on the human body.

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Spaceflight radiation carcinogenesis

Astronauts are exposed to approximately 50-2,000 millisieverts (mSv) while on six-month-duration missions to the International Space Station (ISS), the moon and beyond.

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Stopping power (particle radiation)

Stopping power in nuclear physics is defined as the retarding force acting on charged particles, typically alpha and beta particles, due to interaction with matter, resulting in loss of particle energy.

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Targeted alpha-particle therapy

Targeted alpha-particle therapy (or TAT) is an in-development method of targeted radionuclide therapy of various cancers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_energy_transfer

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