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. 2010 Nov 22;5:111. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-5-111

Table 7.

BED comparison considering total treatment time for different schedules

RT schedule BED tumor control α/β4 BED acute effects α/β10 BED fibrosis α/β1.7 BED vascular damage α/β2.5
W.B. = whole breast
B.S. = tumor bed side
W.B. B.S. W.B. B.S. W.B. B.S. W.B. B.S.

60 Gy/30 F/6 W
(50 Gy + 10 Gy seq.boost)
68 78 53 60 109 131 90 108

50 Gy/25 F/5 W
(no boost)
68 68 53 53 109 109 90 90

42 Gy/13 F/3W + 1 day
(39 Gy + 3 Gy cc.boost)
68 77 51 56 108 123 86 97

52 Gy/20/F/5 W
(46 Gy + 6 Gy cc.boost)
65 75 49 54 108 135 88 108

UK START TRIAL A
41.6 Gy/13 F/5 W
68 68 48 48 120 120 95 95

UK START TRIAL A
39 Gy/13 F/5W
61 61 43 43 108 108 86 86

boost = concomitant boost; seq.boost = sequential boost; F = fractions; W = weeks