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Table 2 The values of relative biological effectiveness and compound biological effectiveness factors

From: The dependency of compound biological effectiveness factors on the type and the concentration of administered neutron capture agents in boron neutron capture therapy

	Total tumor cells	Quiescent cells
<Surviving fraction = 0.01>
Neutrons only	2.65	----
BPA^a (250 mg/kg)	4.2	----
BPA (500 mg/kg)	3.45	----
BPA (750 mg/kg)	3.0	----
BSH^b (125 mg/kg)	3.4	----
BSH (250 mg/kg)	3.15	----
BSH (325 mg/kg)	3.0	----
<Net micronucleus frequency = 0.7>
Neutrons only	2.85	5.1
BPA (250 mg/kg)	2.4	3.1
BPA (500 mg/kg)	2.15	2.8
BPA (750 mg/kg)	2.1	2.6
BSH (125 mg/kg)	2.25	3.3
BSH (250 mg/kg)	2.05	3.0
BSH (325 mg/kg)	2.0	2.9

^a; Boronophenylalanine-¹⁰B.
^b; Sodium mercaptododecaborate-¹⁰B.

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