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The problem …

How important is D

scat

in brachy …?

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