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Another example:

Standard treatment is 35 × 2 Gy to 70 Gy.

Initially the schedule is given in error as

4 Gy per fraction for the first 3 fractions

i.e.

the first 12 Gy is given “hypofractionated”

Compensation:

70

12

=

58

70

×

2

12

×

4

70

12

=

1.5862...

58/1.5862…

=

37

fractions;

d

=

1.568 Gy