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Standard treatment is 35 × 2 Gy to 70 Gy.

Initially the schedule is given in error as

4 Gy per fraction for the first 6 fractions

i.e.

the first 24 Gy is given “hypofractionated”

Compensation:

70

24

=

46

70

×

2

24

×

4

70

24

=

0.9565...

46/0.9565…

=

48

fractions;

d

=

0.958 Gy

Example revisited: