Radiobiological equivalent of low/high dose rate brachytherapy and evaluation of tumor and normal responses to the dose

Radiation Medicine - Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 229-235

  Manimaran, S ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biological effective dose; Dose rate; High dose rate; Linear quadratic model; Low dose rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HIGH DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR QUADRATIC MODEL; LOW DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOBIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; RADIATION RESPONSE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548104438     PISSN: 02882043     EISSN: 18625274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-007-0131-9     Document Type: Article

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