Clinical evaluation: comparison of toxicity data
from different protocols
•
Biologically Effective Dose
A parameter that is independent from the fractionation
It doesn’t express a real delivered dose
β
α
β
α
/
/
2
1
1
2
+
+
=
d
d
D
D
1
β
α
β
α
/
0
/
1
1
+
+
=
d
D
BED
2
+
⋅ =
+
=
1
/
1
/
1
1
1
1
β
α
β
α
d dN
d D BED
3
N
: fraction number
d
1
: fraction number
α/β
: alfa-beta ratio
for the given effect




