D50 (radiotherapy) explained

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]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Essentials of Experimental Surgery: Gastroenterology. 1996 . H Gregerson . S Lindkaer Jensen . F Moody. 3-7186-5496-2. 19-3.
2. Book: Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. 2010 . Lawrence S. Chin . William F. Regine. 978-0-387-71070-9. 636.