A proliferation saturation index to predict radiation response and personalize radiotherapy fractionation

Radiation Oncology

Table 1 Summary of initial tumor volumes, parameters values and fractionation schemes used for four considered NSCLC patients [27]

	Initial tumor volume V(0), cm³	Carrying capacity, K, cm³	Proliferation saturation index, PSI, dimensionless	Growth rate, λ, day⁻¹	Radiosensitivity, γ_2Gy, dimensionless	Fractionation scheme
Patient 1	7.6	72	0.11	0.045	0.084	2 Gy x 30; daily at 9 am; weekend break
Patient 2	27.4	892	0.031
Patient 3	97.7	131	0.75
Patient 4	189.3	1329	0.14

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