ESTRO course Dose Modelling and Verification 2017

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   
rad
water 0
1
d
z
z z z z
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     
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0
w
0
rad
d
0 rad
S
d
w
0
d e
CF = e
d e
z
z
z t t
z t
z z
z z
z
z
z
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





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  
 
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calculation techniques:
Common approach for heterogeneity handling:
primary dose, use PK primary dose data for the depth zrad :
scatter dose, apply a 1D convolution derived correction factor:
A Ahnesjö et al (1992) Med Phys 19, 263-273
This is the methods used for PK kernel in (at least) Oncentra