ESTRO IMRT course 2015
Dose Calculation in Static and Rotational IMRT
Brussels October 8th, 2015
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Treatment field obtained from Varian
RapidArc and its dose distribution in the patient
Special issues for Rotational IMRT
courtesy C. Fiorino, M. Alber
Modern IMRT techniques, especially rotational IMRT:
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Complexity of field shapes are a challenge for dose calculation algorithms
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simple field-size dependent Output-Factor corrections (e.g. Pencil Beam) difficult!
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good head model required!