Independently of the used Inverse Optimization Algorithm it is not an uncommon
result for HDR implants that there exist a few very dominating Dwell positions
where the largest part of the total dwell time is spent.
This leads obviously to a
selective extension of high dose volumes
around such
dwell positions. If there is
no information available
about its necessity (e.g.
location of a GTV/IDL), then it is reasonable to investigate whether this can be
avoided.
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Inverse Optimisation and Planning
Topography based (TOP)