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Fig. 1 | Radiation Oncology

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From: The alfa and beta of tumours: a review of parameters of the linear-quadratic model, derived from clinical radiotherapy studies

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Overview of 149 reported estimates of a/β, stratified by tumour site. Within tumour sites, studies are sorted by histology, and then by date of publication. TCC: transitional cell carcinoma; AD: adenocarcinoma; US: unspecified; CNOS: carcinoma, not otherwise specified; SCC: squamous cell carcinoma; CHO: chordoma; GLI: glioma; MEN: meningioma; VS: vestibular schwannoma; LS: liposarcoma; HCC/CC: Hepatocellular carcinoma & Cholangiocarcinoma; NSCLC: Non small cell lung carcinoma; RHA: Rhabdomyosarcoma; B/SCC: Basal-cell carcinoma & Squamous cell carcinoma; MEL: melanoma. *Included data of patients treated with brachytherapy as part of the treatment. N.B. [56] Withers 1995 reported a 95% confidence interval consisting of two segments, (− 8,-4.4) and (13.7,8)

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Radiation Oncology

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