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D50 in medicine is the half-maximal dose: the dose that produces 50% of the maximum response.[1] It may specifically refer to the radiation dose required to achieve a 50% tumor control probability.[2]

See also

  • LD50, is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration.

References

  1. ^ Essentials of Experimental Surgery: Gastroenterology. 1996. p. 19-3. ISBN 3718654962. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  2. ^ Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. 2010. p. 636. ISBN 0387710701. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
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