Lung Cancer Radiotherapy: Simulation and Analysis Based on a Multicomponent Mathematical Model

Figure 1

Illustration of multicomponent model of tumor growth. It is assumed that there are different tumor cells in the tumor colony: the quiescent cells, which suspend dividing and can change to active tumors and nondividing cells; nondividing cells, which are dead and waiting to be cleared into the blood; and active tumors, which can divide normally and can change to quiescent cells and nondividing cells, and the active tumor also have different types, . is the probability of cell changing to cell . is the clear rate.