Review article
Tolerance of normal tissue to therapeutic radiation
Emami B
DoseLab summary
Review of normal tissue tolerance data by Emami, updating the 1991 tolerance tables with more recent clinical evidence. Citation as given in the compiling protocol's reference list; not yet checked by DoseLab.
Why this is useful
An update of the classic Emami tolerance tables; credited for several brain and head and neck maximum-dose limits.
Reference details
- Title
- Tolerance of normal tissue to therapeutic radiation
- Authors / organization
- Emami B
- Publication / protocol
- Reports of Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2013;1(1):35–48
- Version
- Pending verification
- Year
- 2013
- DOI
- Pending verification
- Disease sites
- Head & Neck, CNS / Brain
- Topics
- Dose Constraints, Normal tissue tolerance, Conventional fractionation
- Fractionation context
- Conventional fractionation
- Last reviewed by DoseLab
- Pending verification