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Schneider
BEAM
Water
Jiang et al MP 2007
Dm
Dw
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Method chosen to assign tissue materials
(mass density and elemental composition) affects dose distribution
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More important in OAR (distal ranges)
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Ranges calculated using Dw and Dm for protons stopping in bone
can differ by 2-3mm (Paganetti 2009)