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British Journal of Radiology (2006) 79, 254-257
© 2006 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/49977661
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Calculation of high-LET radiotherapy dose required for compensation of overall treatment time extensions

B Jones, MD, FRCR, MedFIPEM1, A Carabe-Fernandez, MSc, MPhys2 and R G Dale, PhD, FinstP, FIPEM2

1 Birmingham Cancer Centre, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH, 2 Department of Radiotherapy Physics & Radiobiology, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK


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  		Figure 1. Relationship between low linear energy transfer(LET) K value and the calculated single fraction compensatory dose per day for a high LET radiation with relative biological effectiveness (RBE)max = 8 and RBEmin = 1.3, with variation of the {alpha}/beta ratio, obtained using Equation (B10) (given in Appendix B).

 




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