Table 1.
CBE | RBE (Nitrogen) | RBE (Hydrogen) | RBE (gamma-ray) | Tissue-to-blood ratio of boron concentration | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tumor | 4.0[6] | 3.0[16] | 3.0[25] | 1.0 | 3.5[6] |
Brain | 1.34[6] | 3.0[25] | 3.0[25] | 1.0 | 1.0[6] |
Skin | 2.5[6] | 3.0[16] | 3.0[25] | 1.0 | 1.4[17] |
CBE: Compound biological effectiveness. RBE: relative biological effectiveness. |