Physics Bucharest 2017

Carbon ions Gy (RBE) – Radiobiological Model

Physical dose profiles corresponding to different prescription doses according to different RBE models

Same effective dose prescribed

Different absorbed dose delivered

4 Gy (RBE) jp

4.5 Gy (RBE) LEM

Can we change the prescription dose?

4 Gy (RBE) LEM

Beam

Fossati P et al. PMB (57) 2012