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The main purpose of delivering curative radiotherapy is maximizing cure with minimal normal tissue complications. The therapeutic index is a correlation of tumor control probability and normal tissue complication probability at different doses of radiation. Usually tumors with a wide therapeutic index are easily curable by radiotherapy. This chapter aims at understanding the definition of therapeutic index and its clinical implications.
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Benson, R., Mallick, S. (2020). Therapeutic Index and Its Clinical Significance. In: Mallick, S., Rath, G., Benson, R. (eds) Practical Radiation Oncology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0073-2_31
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