tolerance dose

The amount of radiation that may be received by an individual within a specified period with negligible results.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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[2] In order to reach this goal, the precise knowledge of tumor control radiation dose and the tolerance dose (TD) of normal tissue to radiation is required.

DOSIMETRIC PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR ESOPHAGITIS INDUCED FROM RADIOTHERAPY OF LUNG CANCER PATIENTS

The prescription dose of radiotherapy was determined mainly according to the mean dose to the liver, which was limited to 23 Gy and was also limited by the tolerance dose of the gastrointestinal tract.

Exploration of Superior Modality: Safety and Efficacy of Hypofractioned Image-Guided Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Patients with Unresectable but Confined Intrahepatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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