The Impact of dose heterogeneity on late normal tissue complication risk after hypofractionated whole breast radiotherapy

Background and purpose: linear quadratic models predict that hypofractionation increases the biological effect of physical dose inhomogeneity. The clinical significance of this effect was tested retrospectively in a trial of adjuvant breast hypofractionation. Methods: the UK FAST trial randomised 9...

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Main Authors: Tsang, Y.M (Author), Haviland, J.S (Author), Venables, K. (Author), Yarold, JR (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012.
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