Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 181-191 , December 2009

Probability dynamics of a repopulating tumor in case of fractionated external radiotherapy

  • Nadia Stavreva

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2 Canada
    • ,
  • Pavel Stavrev

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2 Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +1 780 432 8615.
    • ,
  • B. Gino Fallone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2 Canada
    • Department of Physics and Oncology, University of Alberta, 11560 University Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada

Received 19 March 2008 ,Revised 25 November 2008 ,Accepted 10 January 2009.

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PII: S1120-1797(09)00003-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2009.01.002

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 181-191 , December 2009

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