When considering re-irradiation of a critical organ, should EQD2 or BED be utilized?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
EQD2 and BED are essentially interchangeable. I prefer EQD2 since it conceptually makes more sense to me.BED = D x [1 + d/(α/β)]EQD2 = D × [(d + α/β)/(2 + α/β)] = D x [1 + d/(α/β)]/(1 + 2/α/β) ...
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