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Bueno et al., 2013 - Google Patents

An algorithm to assess the need for clinical Monte Carlo dose calculation for small proton therapy fields based on quantification of tissue heterogeneity

Bueno et al., 2013

Document ID
6804440373611604881
Author
Bueno M
Paganetti H
Duch M
Schuemann J
Publication year
Publication venue
Medical physics

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Purpose: In proton therapy, complex density heterogeneities within the beam path constitute a challenge to dose calculation algorithms. This might question the reliability of dose distributions predicted by treatment planning systems based on analytical dose calculation …
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