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ArticleScientific reports2020

Inter-patient variations in relative biological effectiveness for cranio-spinal irradiation with protons.

Kristian S Ytre-Hauge, Lars Fredrik Fjæra, Eivind Rørvik, Tordis J Dahle, Jon Espen Dale, Sara Pilskog, Camilla H Stokkevåg

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kristian S Ytre-HaugeDepartment of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. kristian.ytre-hauge@uib.no.
Lars Fredrik FjæraDepartment of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Eivind RørvikDepartment of Medical Physics, Oslo University Hospital, The Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Tordis J DahleDepartment of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Jon Espen DaleDepartment of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Sara PilskogDepartment of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Camilla H StokkevågDepartment of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Haukeland University Hospital · NOUniversity of Bergen · NOOslo University Hospital · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cranio-spinal irradiation (CSI) using protons has dosimetric advantages compared to photons and is expected to reduce risk of adverse effects. The proton relative biological effectiveness (RBE) varies with linear energy transfer (LET), tissue type and dose, but a variable RBE has not replaced the constant RBE of 1.1 in clinical treatment planning. We examined inter-patient variations in RBE for ten proton CSI patients. Variable RBE models were used to obtain RBE and RBE-weighted doses. RBE was quantified in terms of dose weighted organ-mean RBE ([Formula: see text] = mean RBE-weighted dose/mean physical dose) and effective RBE of the near maximum dose (D

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ChildChild, PreschoolHumansLinear Energy TransferOrgans at RiskProtonsProton TherapyRelative Biological EffectivenessSkullSpineProtons

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PMID32277106
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