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Potential risks of IMRT
Increased need of
accurate delineation
Risk of geographical miss because of high conformality,
especially in case of positioning uncertainties and motion
Need for
image guidance
High doses in close proximity of OAR
Higher risk of injury
Low dose
radiotherapy
bath
Larger volume of normal tissues receive low dose RT
Interplay effect
(lung)
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Potential risks