Dosimetry using the
Advanced Collapsed cone Engine (ACE)
Method used since decades in external beam RT
(for a review see:
Ahnesjö and Aspradakis 1999 Phys. Med. Biol. 44(11) R99)
Method for brachy outlined in a series of publications:
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Russell KR & Ahnesjö A 1996 Phys Med Biol 41(6):1007
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Carlsson AK & Ahnesjö A 2000 Med Phys 27(10):2320
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Carlsson ÅK & Ahnesjö A 2000 Phys Med Biol 45(2):357–82
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Carlsson AK & Ahnesjö A. 2003 Med Phys 30(8):2206.
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Russell KR et al 2005 Med Phys 32(9):2739
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Carlsson Tedgren A & Ahnesjö A 2008 Med Phys 35(4):1611
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Ahnesjö A, van Veelen B & Tedgren ÅC 2017 Comput. Meth Prog Biomed 139: 17
and implemented for
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Ir dosimetry in Oncentra Brachy:
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user manuals
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white paper by Elekta: ACE Advanced Collapsed cone Engine