à (rS)REF |
Time-integrated activity in source region, S, of a reference anatomical model |
D(rT)REF |
Absorbed dose to target region, T, of a reference anatomical model |
wR and wT
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Radiation and tissue-weighting factors, respectively |
H (rT), E, and LAR |
Equivalent dose to target region, T, of a reference model, effective dose to a reference model, and lifetime attributable risk, respectively |
A(x,y,z,t), ρ(x,y,z,t), and Z(x,y,z,t) |
Spatiotemporal map of the activity, tissue density, and tissue composition (atomic number [Z]-value), respectively |
(x,y,z,t), D(x,y,z), and DVH(ν) |
Absorbed dose-rate, absorbed dose, and dose-volume histogram for a patient-specific tissue volume, v, respectively |
α and β |
Tissue-specificcoefficients of radiation damage proportional to dose (single event is lethal) and dose squared (2 sublethal events required for lethal damage), respectively |
μ and RBE |
DNA repair rate assuming exponential repair of DNA damage, relative biological efficacy |
BED, NTCP, and TCP |
Biological effective dose, normal tissue complication probability, and tumor control probability, respectively |