Biomaterial Database

RBE for carcinogenesis by fission neutrons. 1979

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007564	Japan	A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo.	Bonin Islands
D007953	Leukemia, Radiation-Induced	Leukemia produced by exposure to IONIZING RADIATION or NON-IONIZING RADIATION.	Radiation-Induced Leukemia,Leukemia, Radiation Induced,Leukemias, Radiation-Induced,Radiation Induced Leukemia,Radiation-Induced Leukemias
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009502	Neutrons	Electrically neutral elementary particles found in all atomic nuclei except light hydrogen; the mass is equal to that of the proton and electron combined and they are unstable when isolated from the nucleus, undergoing beta decay. Slow, thermal, epithermal, and fast neutrons refer to the energy levels with which the neutrons are ejected from heavier nuclei during their decay.	Neutron
D009680	Nuclear Fission	Nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of a heavy atom such as uranium or plutonium is split into two approximately equal parts by a neutron, charged particle, or photon.	Fission, Nuclear,Fissions, Nuclear,Nuclear Fissions
D012062	Relative Biological Effectiveness	The ratio of radiation dosages required to produce identical change based on a formula comparing other types of radiation with that of gamma or roentgen rays.	Biological Effectiveness, Relative,Effectiveness, Biologic Relative,Effectiveness, Biological Relative,Relative Biologic Effectiveness,Biologic Effectiveness, Relative,Biologic Relative Effectiveness,Biological Relative Effectiveness,Effectiveness, Relative Biologic,Effectiveness, Relative Biological,Relative Effectiveness, Biologic
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005214	Fast Neutrons	Neutrons, the energy of which exceeds some arbitrary level, usually around one million electron volts.	Fast Neutron,Neutron, Fast,Neutrons, Fast