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Module 6 Survival curves

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Relative Biological Effectiveness• RBE = D 0 (standard radiation)/ D 0 (testradiation)where D 0 (standard radiation) is the dose ofstandard radiation required to produce the sameeffect as the dose of a test radiation, D 0 (testradiation). The standard radiation is due to x-rays and gamma rays. As has been describedpreviously, RBE is dependent on both theradiation and the LET.

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