IMRT Course 2016

Important to realize:

There is not >>THE<< Collapsed-Cone algorithm

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Vanderstraeten et al. 2006: Accuracy of patient dose calculation for lung

The specific accuracy of different

implementations

of Collapsed Cone algorithms does vary!

Further readings e.g...

ESTRO IMRT course 2016

Dose Calculation in Static and Rotational IMRT

London April 7th, 2016

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IMRT: A comparison of Monte Carlo, convolution/superposition, and

pencil beam computations. Med. Phys. 33(9), 3149-3158

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Huang et al. 2013: Investigation of various energy deposition kernel

refinements for the convolution/superposition method. Med. Phys. 40,

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