Radiation therapy (LQ model + fractionation)

Layer 1 — Physicsin the medical-physics subtree

Fowler 1989 linear-quadratic model: SF = exp(-alpha D - beta D^2); fractionation 2 Gy x 30 = 60 Gy maximizes tumor-control vs normal-tissue-complication probability ratio NTCP.

Related concepts

Linear ODE
IMRT (Bortfeld 1990)
Bragg peak (Wilson 1946)

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