Rationalisation of Fractionation in Radiotherapy

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Rationalisation of Fractionation in RadiotherapyL. G. Lajtha, R. Oliver and F. EllisL. G. LajthaRadiobiology Laboratory, Department of Radiotherapy, Churchill Hospital, OxfordSearch for more papers by this author, R. OliverRadiobiology Laboratory, Department of Radiotherapy, Churchill Hospital, OxfordSearch for more papers by this author and F. EllisRadiobiology Laboratory, Department of Radiotherapy, Churchill Hospital, OxfordSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:28 Jan 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-33-394-634SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail AboutAbstractA rationale of fractionation of X-ray doses, based on the multi-hit nature of X-ray dose response curves for reproductive integrity in mammalian cells is presented. Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byAdaptive fractionation at the MR-linac3 January 2023 | Physics in Medicine & BiologyCancer Stem Cell Radioresistance and Enrichment: Where Frontline Radiation Therapy May Fail in Lung and Esophageal Cancers10 March 2011 | Cancers, Vol. 3, No. 1Adaptive fractionation therapy: I. Basic concept and strategy9 September 2008 | Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 53, No. 19Different fractionation schemes tested by histological examination of autopsy specimens from lung cancer patients*H. J. Eichhorn28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 54, No. 638Book review Radiation Therapy Technology (Examination Review). 814 Multiple Choice Questions and Referenced Explanatory Answers. Ed. StrykerJ., ClementJ. A., VelkeyD. E. and GruverC. A., pp. 265, 1980 (Medical Examination Publishing Co., New York), £14·00. ISBN 0–87488–459–1Brendan Hale28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 54, No. 638Grundlagen der strahlentherapeutischen MethodenSome Parameters of Cell Proliferation in a Solid Tumor119 May 2005 | Veterinary Radiology, Vol. 9, No. 1The Application of Cell Survival Theory to High Dose-rate Intracavitary TherapyW. E. Liversage29 May 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 39, No. 461Dose-Effect Relationships for Radiation Damage to Organized TissuesNature, Vol. 199, No. 4890II. Dose-time Relationships in Radiotherapy and the Validity of Cell Survival Curve ModelsJ. F. Fowler and Babette E. Stern29 May 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 36, No. 423Theoretical aspects of dose-time factors in radiotherapy techniqueClinical Radiology, Vol. 14, No. 4Cell Population Kinetics following Different Regimes of IrradiationL. G. Lajtha and R. Oliver29 May 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 35, No. 410Review Problems of Infection, Immunity and Allergy in Acute Radiation Diseases (from the Russian). By KlemparskayaN. N., AlekseyevaO. G., PetrovR. V. and SosovaV. F., translated by VentersLydia, pp. viii + 154, 34 illus., 1961 (Oxford, Pergamon Press), 50s.R. H. Mole29 May 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 35, No. 410Problems of Radiosensitivity in Mixed Cell Populations with Particular Reference to RadiotherapyR. Oliver and L. G. Lajtha28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 34, No. 406Some Radiobiological Considerations in RadiotherapyL. G. Lajtha and R. Oliver28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 34, No. 400CorrespondenceJ. E. Burns28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 34, No. 400CorrespondenceW. J. Weston28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 34, No. 400CorrespondenceC. W. Wilson28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 34, No. 400 Volume 33, Issue 394October 1960Pages: 595-658 © The British Institute of Radiology History ReceivedMarch 01,1960Published onlineJanuary 28,2014 Metrics Download PDF