Bioeffect modeling and equieffective dose concepts in radiation oncology--terminology, quantities and units

Søren M Bentzen; Wolfgang Dörr; Reinhard Gahbauer; Roger W Howell; Michael C Joiner; Bleddyn Jones; Dan T L Jones; Albert J van der Kogel; André Wambersie; Gordon Whitmore

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2012.10.006

Bioeffect modeling and equieffective dose concepts in radiation oncology--terminology, quantities and units

Radiother Oncol. 2012 Nov;105(2):266-8. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.10.006. Epub 2012 Nov 15.

Authors

Søren M Bentzen¹, Wolfgang Dörr, Reinhard Gahbauer, Roger W Howell, Michael C Joiner, Bleddyn Jones, Dan T L Jones, Albert J van der Kogel, André Wambersie, Gordon Whitmore

Affiliation

¹ University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA. bentzen@humonc.wisc.edu

PMID: 23157980
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.10.006

Abstract

The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) Report Committee on "Bioeffect Modeling and Biologically Equivalent Dose Concepts in Radiation Therapy" is currently developing a comprehensive and consistent framework for radiobiological effect modeling based on the equieffective dose, EQDX(α/β), a concept encompassing BED and EQD2 as special cases.

MeSH terms

Humans
Models, Theoretical
Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Radiotherapy Dosage*
Terminology as Topic