TABLE 2

α, β (Corrected for Indefinite Exposure) and α/β Values for DLD-1 and HT-29 Cell Lines Adopted from Lee et al. (16) Compared with a Mixed Model After Exposure to 6 MV Photons (EBRT) or 90Y

Cell lineRadiation sourceα (Gy−1)β (Gy−2)α/β (Gy)
DLD-1EBRT0.273 [0.187–0.359]0.0189 [0.00970–0.0282]14.4 [3.15–25.7]
90Y0.106 [0.075–0.137]0.000716 [−0.00008–0.00151]148 [−56.3–353]
HT-29EBRT0.050 [0.008–0.092]0.0276 [0.0230–0.0323]1.81 [0.0247–3.60]
90Y0.090 [0.063–0.116]0.000092 [−0.001018–0.001201]979 [−6911–8861]
Mixed modelEBRT0.176 [0.0092–0.256]0.0219 [0.0136–0.0304]8.02 [1.39–14.6]
90Y0.0977 [0.075–0.12]0.00043 [−0.00015–0.001]226 [−129–582]
  • Range shown in brackets represents 95% confidence interval of estimated parameter.