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Unlike the classic pencil beam models, the AAA also considers

changes in scatter perpendicular to the propagation direction

(i.e. lateral direction).

The longitudinal scaling is the standard radiological depth

(equivalent path length) method based on the converted

electron densities.

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Equations from Varian’s Eclipse Physics course