Inclusion of a variable RBE into proton and photon plan comparison for various fractionation schedules in prostate radiation therapy.

Ödén, Jakob; Eriksson, Kjell; Toma-Dasu, Iuliana

Ödén, Jakob; Eriksson, Kjell; Toma-Dasu, Iuliana.

Affiliation

Ödén J; Department of Physics, Medical Radiation Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 17176, Sweden.
Eriksson K; RaySearch Laboratories, Stockholm, 11134, Sweden.
Toma-Dasu I; RaySearch Laboratories, Stockholm, 11134, Sweden.

Med Phys ; 44(3): 810-822, 2017 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28107554

Subject(s)

Dose Fractionation, Radiation; Photons/therapeutic use; Prostatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy; Proton Therapy/methods; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods; Algorithms; Energy Transfer; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Monte Carlo Method; Organs at Risk; Prostate/radiation effects; Radiation Injuries/prevention & control; Rectum/radiation effects; Relative Biological Effectiveness; Urinary Bladder/radiation effects

Key words

RBE; biological modeling; fractionation; prostate radiotherapy; proton therapy

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Prostatic Neoplasms / Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Photons / Dose Fractionation, Radiation / Proton Therapy Type of study: Etiology_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Med Phys Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Sweden

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