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Mathematical Description / Repair Function
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External beam radiotherapy and HDR brachytherapy :
no repair during irradiation (min)
repair function
g = 1
t
e
t
MDR
LDR g
t
1
1
2
,
21
T
2ln
… repair rate
T
1/2
… half time for repair
t … irradiation time
2
T
1/2
4 6 8 Time [h]
. . .
2
T
1/2
4 6 8
Time [h]
Intro
Mission
Concept
Solution
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LDR, MDR brachytherapy :
repair during irradiation (hours - days) is significant