Higher Biologically Effective Dose of Radiotherapy Is Associated With Improved Outcomes for Locally Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Treated With Chemoradiation: An Analysis of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Mitchell Machtay, M.D., Kyounghwa Bae, Ph.D., Benjamin Movsas, M.D., Rebecca Paulus, B.S., Elizabeth M. Gore, M.D., Ritsuko Komaki, M.D., Kathy Albain, M.D., William T. Sause, M.D., Walter J. Curran, M.D. International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics Volume 82, Issue 1, Pages 425-434 (January 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.09.004 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Biologically effective dose (BED) and time-adjusted BED (tBED) formulae. International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012 82, 425-434DOI: (10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.09.004) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Actuarial Local failure. BED = biologically effective dose; tBED = time-adjusted BED. International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012 82, 425-434DOI: (10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.09.004) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Actuarial Survival. BED = biologically effective dose; tBED = time-adjusted BED. International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012 82, 425-434DOI: (10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.09.004) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions