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Evaluation of an analytic linear Boltzmann transport equation solver for high‐density inhomogeneities

Lloyd et al., 2013

Document ID
15698570592074766253
Author
Lloyd S
Ansbacher W
Publication year
Publication venue
Medical Physics

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Purpose: Acuros external beam (Acuros XB) is a novel dose calculation algorithm implemented through theeclipse treatment planning system. The algorithm finds a deterministic solution to the linear Boltzmann transport equation, the same equation …
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