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At present, no allowance is made for time variations. A framework of simpler equations would allow radiosurgical outcomes to be analysed with respect to treatment time, and a system for dose adjustments between radioisotope and linac-based techniques with different treatment durations.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The standard biological effective dose (BED) equations for fractionated and protracted radiations have been combined, using biexponential DNA repair kinetics, to provide the following equation:<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>B E D = x . n d ( 1 + ( n d k \u2212 d k ) f ( \u03bc 1 T ) + d k f ( \u03bc 1 t ) ) + ( 1 \u2212 x ) . \u00a0 n d ( 1 + ( n d k \u2212 d k ) f ( \u03bc 2 T ) + d k f ( \u03bc 2 t ) )<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>for \u201cn\u201d isocentres (or subfractions), each treated to a variable dose \u201cd\u201d in time \u201ct\u201d, the overall time-being, T, \u00b51, \u00b52, are fast and slow repair rate coefficients, with partition factors of x and (1\u2013x), respectively and k is the alpha\/beta ratio, with f(\u03bcT) being the function that summates sublethal damage repair. Thus, repair during the period of irradiation and in the time interval between each isocentre can be taken into account. Simpler monoexponential and linear models are also used.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The results obtained using simpler models are compared with those obtained using more complex retrospective Gamma\u00a0Knife BED treatment planning by Millar et al. (2015) in a group of 23 patients on a 13 Gy physical isodose surface. The above equation provides a BED value around 3% above their minimum values, 4% below their average value and 10% below their maximum BED values. Changes in isocentre numbers used, due to treatment plan complexity, can influence total treatment time, producing variations in the BED-time data: instead of a unique curve for each \u201cn\u201d value, in aggregate form the data (ranging from around 20 to 140 min treatment times) can be fitted by monoexponential time functions and further approximated to a linear function for more rapid estimations. Worked examples show how dose can then be tailored to the expected treatment times in order to obtain isoeffective treatments for central nervous system tissues.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The models allow better analysis of radiosurgical treatment time data and guidance to the choice of dose to match the overall time. Although this study is based on Gamma Knife treatments, in principle the methods will also apply to any radiosurgical technique, so that dose\u2013time compensations can be made between differing techniques.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Advances in knowledge:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The new BED equation-based framework is relevant to analyse\u00a0and\u00a0optimise radiosurgical treatments.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1259\/bjr.20180111","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,5,10]],"date-time":"2018-05-10T13:09:17Z","timestamp":1525957757000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":47,"title":["Modelling the influence of treatment time on the biological effectiveness of single radiosurgery treatments: derivation of \u201cprotective\u201d dose modification 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