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Beamlet 2
The amount of modulation is determined by the pitch, modulation factor and field size
Beamlet 1
Beamlet 3
Modulation factor
Pitch
“Each individual beamlet can be
intensity modulated changing
leaf opening time.”
Gantry rotation
Couch
Shift
Pitch=0.3
Intensity modulation in Helical Tomotherapy