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LQ-based model for biological radiotherapy planning

M I Koukourakis1, J Damilakis

  • 1Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University Hospital of Iraklion, University of Crete, Greece.

Medical Dosimetry : Official Journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists
|January 1, 1994
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Radiotherapy planning can be improved by integrating normal tissue alpha/beta values and dose per fraction using a normalized total dose concept. This approach enhances biological radiotherapy planning by considering treatment time and interfraction intervals.

Area of Science:

  • Radiation oncology
  • Radiobiology
  • Medical physics

Background:

  • Current radiotherapy planning often overlooks critical radiobiological parameters like alpha/beta values for normal tissues.
  • The dose per fraction variation between tumor and surrounding normal tissue areas is frequently underestimated.
  • Conventional radiotherapy plans face challenges with the reliability of altered fractionation regimens.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically apply Macejewski's "normalised total dose" concept for integrating alpha/beta and dose per fraction values into clinical practice.
  • To enable the creation of normalized isodose areas and cumulative isodose area maps for radiotherapy planning.
  • To incorporate the influence of overall treatment time and interfraction interval into biological radiotherapy planning.

Main Methods:

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  • Theoretical application of the "normalised total dose" concept.
  • Development of cumulative normalized total dose calculations.
  • Generation of normalized isodose areas (cumulative isodose area maps).

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated a feasible method for integrating alpha/beta and dose per fraction into radiotherapy planning.
  • Established a framework for creating normalized isodose areas considering biological parameters.
  • Showcased the inclusion of overall treatment time and interfraction interval effects.

Conclusions:

  • The normalized total dose concept offers a practical approach to enhance biological radiotherapy planning.
  • Cumulative isodose area maps can improve the precision of dose distribution in radiotherapy.
  • Guidelines are proposed for developing computer programs for advanced biological radiotherapy planning.