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Table 7 Summary of the parameter values and 95% confidence intervals for the LKB and RS models of the parotid glands for the endpoint of xerostomia using the bother score

From: NTCP modeling and dose–volume correlations for acute xerostomia and dry eye after whole brain radiation

Parameters

LKB model

D50 (Gy)

m

n

Xerostomia bother score

30.2 (22.3–50.6)

0.58 (0.40–0.96)

1.0 (0.6–7.0)

Parameters

Relative seriality model

 

D50 (Gy)

γ

s

Xerostomia bother score

34.3 (24.0–61.4)

0.42 (0.23–0.61)

10–4 (10–5 to 7 × 10–4)