Radiobiology 2016

Tumor Control (Cure) – TCD 50

(Moulder & Rockwell, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 1984).

The radiation dose which cures 50% of a homogeneous population of tumors (TCD 50 ) is estimated. This assay most directly assesses the sensitivity of the stem cell population in the tumour.