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Table 2 One percent survival RBE and CBE values used for equivalent dose calculation. Skin values are taken from literature [28, 34], osteosarcoma ones from UMR-106 in vitro experiments

From: Understanding the potentiality of accelerator based-boron neutron capture therapy for osteosarcoma: dosimetry assessment based on the reported clinical experience

 

RBE (protons)

RBE (photons)

CBE

Skin

2.5

1

2.5

Osteosarcoma

2.2 ± 0.5a

1

5.3 ± 1.5a

  1. a Error taking into account 95% CI of the dose values at 0.01 survival level for the three components
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Radiation Oncology

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