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IMRT in a Nutshell

IMRT CAN

Conform closely to complex

targets

Create simultaneous

prescriptions

Minimize exposure of

surrounding normal tissue

Reduce treatment toxicity

Permit dose escalation

IMRT CANNOT

Improve target volume

delineation

Reduce set-up uncertainties

Control organ motion

Improve dose calculations