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It associates the dose distribution with the entire calculation geometry (ρ, Z,
dimensions) rather than just the path from a source to a point.
E.g. for dimensions:
Figure from: Venselaar, Baltas, Meigooni, Hoskin (Eds), Comprehensive Brachytehrapy:
physical and clinical aspects. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, © 2013