RadBio Facts.
Did you know? The goal of curative radiotherapy is local tumour control. Most likely to translate into improved patient survival, the probability of success increases with radiation dose.
Did you know? Radiobiology can help clinicians anticipate the impact of a change in radiation dose on tumour and/or normal tissue complication response rate.
Did you know? Radiotherapy should be delivered over a short time and as scheduled. Interruptions can change the radiobiology of tumours and tissues and with it, treatment outcomes.
Did you know? The energy deposition pattern of ionising radiation within cells links physics with biology. This explains why different types of radiation will have different biological effectiveness. A phenomenon that we do exploit in the clinic.
Did you know? Biologically, fractionated radiation doses are less efficient in causing cell death than single doses. Yet fractionated radiotherapy cures disease.
Did you know? Ionising radiation uniquely produces clusters of different types of DNA damage. The damage is random, and this complexity largely contributes to biological toxicity.