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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