Estimation of the α/β ratio of non-small cell lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy.

CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians can continue to use the simple LQ formalism to compare different SBRT treatment schedules for NSCLC. While α/β = 10 Gy is not ruled out by our data, larger values in the range 12-16 Gy are more probable, consistent with recent meta-regression analyses.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - August 16, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Klement RJ, Sonke JJ, Allgäuer M, Andratschke N, Appold S, Belderbos J, Belka C, Dieckmann K, Eich HT, Flentje M, Grills I, Eble M, Hope A, Grosu AL, Semrau S, Sweeney RA, Hörner-Rieber J, Werner-Wasik M, Engenhart-Cabillic R, Ye H, Guckenberger M Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research