Skip to main content

Table 5 Dose levels in an ongoing clinical trial testing the safety and feasibility of carbon ion radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer

From: Evaluating dosimetric constraints for carbon ion radiotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Dose Level

Photon Dose

Carbon Ion Dose

Total dose

BED6.7

1

1.8 Gy × 9

3.0 GyRBE × 10

46.2 GyRBE

64.0 GyRBE

2

1.8 Gy × 5

3.0 GyRBE × 12

45.0 GyRBE

63.5 GyRBE

3

3.0 GyRBE × 15

45.0 GyRBE

65.1 GyRBE

4

3.0 GyRBE × 16

48.0 GyRBE

69.5 GyRBE

5

3.0 GyRBE × 17

51.0 GyRBE

73.8 GyRBE

6

3.0 GyRBE × 18

54.0 GyRBE

78.2 GyRBE

7

3.0 GyRBE × 19

57.0 GyRBE

82.5 GyRBE

8

3.0 GyRBE × 20

60.0 GyRBE

86.9 GyRBE