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Positioning rounded collimator edges

Important for dose calculations in small fields and IMRT.

Focal point

A-C

B-C is nearly constant (approx. 0.3 mm) for a Varian MLC.

A-B

A: Projected tip

B: Tangent (light field)

C: Half Value Transmission

Boyer and Li [6]

A,BC

CB A

Dublin 2018

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