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The Radiation Therapy Process: Categories of Uncertainty
From the point of view of uncertainty analysis and uncertainty modeling, it is useful to sort
uncertainties into two major categories:
1. Human-related
(patient or personnel)
uncertainties and
2. Technology
or
Dose-related
uncertainties
Human-related uncertainties can be analyzed by considering the radiation therapy
process from a patient’s perspective (i.e., patient’s-eye view), whereas
technology-related uncertainties can be addressed by considering a machine perspective
(i.e., machine’s-eye view), including dosimetry, commissioning, and quality control
processes.
Accuracy and Uncertainty Considerations in Modern Radiation Oncology,
The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology, J. Van Dyk, 2013