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The Radiobiology of Fractionation
Program Code:
070
Date:
Friday, April 8, 2011
SPEAKER:
Soren M. Bentzen, Ph.D., D.Sc., University of Wisconsin School of Medcine and Public Health
Description
Learning Objectives:
1. Outline the present understanding of dose fractionation effects for tumors and normal tissue.
2. Discuss the current interest in hypofractionation and oligofractionation.
3. Summarize the outstanding issues in fractionation, in particular the role of dose distribution, and fractionation in relation to drug-radiation combinations.