Radiotherapy and the role of the immune system
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DynamicalSystems, RadiobiologyAbstract
Using a population dynamics formulation to model radiotherapy treatments a large amount of patients under treatment was mimicked. From the obtained results a method to change the number of radiation sessions while keeping the optimized treatment is found. Also a power law relating immune system - tumor effciency ratio (ISTER) for a given patient and maximum success probability of radiotherapy treatment is obtained.Downloads
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