RBE

rbe items / prefix()   list      sumdose(0)       debug
            import()   delete    weightratio(1)
            export()   display   partialdose(0)
            read       inspect
            write
            alias()

Purpose

Parameters

items

For the input options (read and import) specifies a list of files, optionally wildcarded, to be read as RBE tables.
For the output options ( write export() list inspect delete) specifies the cell type. A "*" means all types, a list of types has to be put in double quotes.
Usually RBE tables have the extension .rbe

prefix()

Specifies a file name prefix which is put in front of automatically generated file names

import()

Not yet implemented.

export(fmt)

Exports current RBE table in some non-native format, at present gd is implemented to export for the gd plot program. Naming convention is:

<celltype>.rbe.gd

read

Read RBE table specified by items. When duplicate tissues occur, older entries are replaced by newer ones.

write

Writes the current RBE table as specified by items. Naming convention is:

<celltype>.rbe

list

Lists loaded RBE tables specified by items.

delete

Deletes loaded RBE tables specified by items.

display

Displays loaded RBE tables specified by items. Not yet implemented.

inspect

Show some internal info about loaded RBE tables specified by items.

sumdose(sdose)

weightratio(wratio)

partialdose(pdose)

These parameters are useful to determine the nonlinear superposition of the biological dose of two opposing fields.
When <sdose> > 0 and <wratio> > 0 are specified, the partial doses for the single fields are calculated which yield the specified sum dose.
Inversely, when <sdose> > 0 and <pdose> > 0 are specified, the weight ratios for the single fields are calculated which yield the specified sum dose.
Note, however, that the RBE table must have valid entries for the necessary auxiliary coefficients (see here).

alias()

Define an alias name for an RBE table.

debug

Debug switch. Lots of output !

Remark

Examples

1. rbe $TRIP98/DATA/*.rbe /read
   

   Reads all files in the directory "$TRIP98/DATA/" with the extension ".rbe" and interprete them as RBE tables.

2. rbe chordom02.rbe /read
   rbe chordom02 / sumdose(3) weight(1)
   

   Calculates the partial doses for two opposing fields for a chordoma which is to be treated with 3 Gye total dose.

3. rbe fishbone / alias(fonebone)
   

   Defines a dummy RBE table for tissue fishbone which points to a "real" table fonebone (which must exist).