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ESTRO IMRT course 2015
Dose Calculation in Static and Rotational IMRT
Brussels October 8th, 2015
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Differences in Dose calculation algorithms
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A clinically relevant issue?
55 Gy
50 Gy
45 Gy
37.5 Gy
30 Gy
20 Gy
10 Gy
50 Gy
45 Gy
37.5 Gy
30 Gy
20 Gy
10 Gy
Pencil Beam
Collapsed Cone
Monte Carlo
55 Gy
50 Gy
45 Gy
37.5 Gy
30 Gy
20 Gy
10 Gy
Patient example:
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small lung lesion
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fully surrounded by
low density tissue