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Biology of TBI

• Normal and malignant blood cells are the major target in

TBI

– Very sensitive to radiation

– D

0

of 0.5 – 1.5 Gy

– Very small shoulder on cell survival curve

– Other radiobiologic phenomena are ill-defined (repair,

reoxygenation, repopulation, redistribution)