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Purdy, 1992 - Google Patents

Photon dose calculations for three-dimensional radiation treatment planning

Purdy, 1992

Document ID
13023791898560041280
Author
Purdy J
Publication year
Publication venue
Seminars in radiation oncology

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I n the treatment of cancer with radiation, the radiation oncologist is faced with the problem of prescribing a treatment regime that either cures or controls the disease, but does not inflict serious complications to the patient. The difficulty of this task is illustrated by the dose …
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    • A61N5/1031—Treatment planning systems using a specific method of dose optimization
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