Research Masterclass in Radiotherapy Physics 2017

Open source toolkit for TP based on

http://e0404.github.io/matRad/

9/20/2017 | m.bangert@dkfz.de

The problem with high LET

N. Bassler, O. Jäkel, et. al., Acta Oncologica 49 (2010), 1170

Oliver Jäkel • The larger the PTV, the lower the average LET • With SFUD, the highest LET is always at the distal end, i.e. in normal tissue Optimize boost volumes for high LET Us LET as additional degree of freedem Medical Physics

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