Course book Advanced Treatment Planning 2018

Reliability of radiobiological evaluation • Solution 2: multivariate regression modeling

Stim6rel Age

Gender

Ethnicity

Startdate

Technique

Treat aim KPS

Chemo

AJCC

Tx duration Histology

Tum subsite 1.0

MdoseExp

Stim6rel Age Gender Ethnicity Startdate

Creation of a correlation matrix to establish the relationships among different analyzed factors

Technique Treat aim KPS Chemo AJCC Tx duration Histology Tum subsite MdoseExp

0.5

0

J El Naqa et al. Multivariable modeling of radiotherapy outcomes, including dose-volume and clinical factors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 64, (4), 1275–1286, 2006.