D50 (radiotherapy)

D50 in medicine is the half-maximal dose: the dose that produces 50% of the maximum response.[1] It may specifically refer to the radiation dose required to achieve a 50% tumor control probability.[2]

For other uses, see D50.

See also
  • LD50, is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration.

References
  1. H Gregerson, S Lindkaer Jensen, F Moody (1996). Essentials of Experimental Surgery: Gastroenterology. p. 19-3. ISBN 3718654962.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Lawrence S. Chin, William F. Regine (2010). Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. p. 636. ISBN 978-0387710709.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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