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Purpose: The tolerance of the rat spinal cord to photon and carbon ion irradiations was investigated to determine the relative biologic effectiveness (RBE) of carbon ions ( 12 C) in the plateau region and in a 1 cm spread-out Bragg-peak.Methods and Materials: The cranial part of the cervical and thoracic spinal cord of 336 rats was irradiated with 6 or 18 fractions (Fx) of photons or 12...