Cervix BT - 2016

Linear-Quadratic Model

0

5

10

15

20

1,E+00

α D

-> Lethal damage

β D²

1,E-01

-> Sublethal damage

1,E-02

²) ( DD e S β α + −

=

1,E-03 proportion of surviving cells

α/β

1,E-04

dose (Gy)

Survival curve according to the LQ-model

This can be used to fit a continuously bending curve to cell survival data

remember survival curve by Puck and Marcus

BT-GYN Teaching Course

D. Berger