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Equations for the transport of scerma

1. I need to be efficient

∆r

generated at each point along a

transport line

1

θ

∆r

2

Under the collapsed cone approximation:

Scerma does not vary with θ within ΔΩ

r

1

2

(Bθ, bθ constant along transport line)

and scerma generated, emitted and

absorbed along transport line

and assuming:

Scerma generated per unit r is constant

Averaging

scerma from voxel 1, over points

ithi Δ 2

i

l 2

within the same voxel (scerma does not

vary considerably within voxels)

'

2Δr r

)]'

exp(

)]1

exp(

1[

1sc,1 S

ρ2

ρ1

'

2Δr r

211scD

dr rb

r b

b

B

dr

  



w n r

n voxe :

)]2

exp(

1)][1

exp(

1)[

exp(

1sc 1 S ρ1

2Δr

r

2Δr

r

211scD

r b

r b

rb

B

     





2

2 ,

ρ2

r b