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PDR brachytherapy :

repair between successive pulses (hours) and during

the whole fraction (hours - days) is significant

 

tn

sy ny

t

PDR g

2

1

2

t

e

y



1

x

e k

2

1

2

1

t

nt

n

t

ke

e k enk k nk

s

 



21

T

2ln



… repair rate

T

1/2

half time for repair

t …

irradiation time

for each pulse

x …

time between pulses

without irradiation

n …

number of equal pulses

2

T

1/2

4 6 8 Time [h]

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Intro

Mission

Concept

Solution

Mathematical Description / Repair Function