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Table 2 Parameters used in the Lyman-Kutcher-Burman model

From: A treatment planning study comparing IMRT techniques and cyber knife for stereotactic body radiotherapy of low-risk prostate carcinoma

Parameter Rectum Urinary bladder
D50% 80 62
α/β 3 6
n 0.06 0.13
m 0.15 0.11
  1. Abbreviations: D50% Tolerance dose leading to 50% complications, n Volume effect, m Steepness of the dose-response curve
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Radiation Oncology

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