Dose per MU formalisms:
factor-based dose calculations
Calculations at points off-axis (asymmetric fields)
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SAD
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For off-axis positions up to 5cm
no significant variation from the values CAX
On-axis data used
Off-Axis Ratio: representing
off-axis variations of
primary fluence; different
approaches to determine
this experimentally