relative biological effectiveness

of radiation
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05259
The ratio of the appropriate value of the biological @E01897@ of the radiation in question to that of @X06703@ with an average @S05801@ of 100 ion pairs per micron of water, for the particular biological effect under consideration and for the condition under which the @R05048@ is received.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. (Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)) on page 1551 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'relative biological effectiveness' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05259 RIS BibTex EndNote
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