A new definition of biological effective dose: The dose distribution effects.
A new biological effective dose (BED) is proposed in this note. This new BED definition takes into account the fact that dose distribution is non-uniform for tumors in patients' treatments. This new BED can be calculated from the dose distribution within a tumor, making it practical and useful for clinical applications.
['Zhang|Qinghui|Q|', 'Tian|Suqing|S|', 'Borasi|Giovanni|G|']
D006801:Humans D011829:Radiation Dosage D012015:Reference Standards D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness D009626:Terminology as Topic
Biological effective dose Dose volume histogram Linear quadratic model Stereotactic body radiation therapy