D50 (radiotherapy)
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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[edit]
- LD50, is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration.
References[edit]
- ^ H Gregerson, S Lindkaer Jensen, F Moody (1996). Essentials of Experimental Surgery: Gastroenterology. p. 19-3. ISBN 3718654962.
- ^ Lawrence S. Chin, William F. Regine (2010). Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. p. 636. ISBN 0387710701.
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