Proposing a clinical model for RBE based on proton track-end counts

CONCLUSION: These results suggest that, for clinical optimisation and evaluation, an RBE model based on proton track-end counts may match LETd-based models in terms of information provided, while also offering superior statistical properties.PMID:36642109 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.12.056

Source: Health Physics - January 15, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: Nicholas T Henthorn Lydia L Gardner Adam H Aitkenhead Benjamin C Rowland Jungwook Shin Edward A K Smith Michael J Merchant Ranald I Mackay Karen J Kirkby Pankaj Chaudhary Kevin M Prise Stephen J McMahon Tracy S A Underwood Source Type: research