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A general principle in radiation therapy holds that maximum tolerated doses to normal tissue be delivered in the treatment of most tumors, except in those tumors where lower doses are clearly sufficient to accomplish local control.
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Gahbauer, R., Goodman, J., Blue, T. (1989). Some Thoughts on Tolerance, Dose, and Fractionation in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. In: Fairchild, R.G., Bond, V.P., Woodhead, A.D., Vivirito, K. (eds) Clinical Aspects of Neutron Capture Therapy. Basic Life Sciences, vol 50. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5622-6_11
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