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Energy Absorbed by an Inhomogeneity
The absorbed dose within an inhomogeneity, or in adjacent soft
tissue is strongly affected by perturbations of the secondary
electron fluence generated by the photon beam.
The absorbed dose in tissue is related to the absorbed dose in
water:
f
f
med
water
en
water
med
=
μ
ρ