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uadratic model

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Biologically Effective Dose:

BED = nd [ 1 + d / (

/

) ]

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BED ... virtual dose value that produces the same biological effect as

the physical dose with an infinite low dose rate

n ... number of equal fractions

d … dose per fraction

tissue dependent parameters :

/ ...

parameter describing lethal / sublethal lesions

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