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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 30.
Published in final edited form as: Mutat Res. 2013 Jul 15;756(0):78–85. doi: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2013.07.001

Table 1.

Dosimetry parameters for NB1RGB-irradiated cells exposure to high-LET radiations.

Radiation Initial energy (MeV/u) Dose (Gy) Fluence (particle/cm2) LETa (keV/µm) Unhit fraction Hit fraction Average hits (per cell nucleus) Inactivation cross-section (µm2)
Carbon ions 290 1.4 1.14 × 107 76.0 0 1 20 8.69
Silicon ions 490 1.2 6.63 × 106 113.0 0 1 10 15.08
Iron ions 500 1.3 2.02 × 106 400.0 0.03 0.97 3 49.29
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The LETs at the sample position.