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Learning Objectives
I.
Dose per Monitor Unit (MU) formalism for first-principles (or model-based)
photon dose calculations (how is the calculated dose related to MU?)
II. Dose per Monitor Unit (MU) formalism for factor-based dose calculations
I.
understand the main factors involved
II.
learn how these factors are determined
III.
appreciate how such factors relate to each other
IV.
the AAPM TG-71 / NCS12 / ESTRO factor-based dose per MU formalisms
III. Reflect on the purpose and usefulness of factor-based models in modern
radiotherapy physics
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