tools, calculation and display

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Planning tools, calculation and display Related posts: descriptors of the radionuclide imaging process Radiation treatment planning: immobilization, localization and verification techniques Principles and practice of radiation treatment planning trends Dentition

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photon therapy

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Megavoltage photon therapy Related posts: descriptors of the radionuclide imaging process Radiation treatment planning: immobilization, localization and verification techniques photon therapy trends Dentition

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radiation

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Figure 4.3. Figure 4.3 The average background radiation levels in the UK is 2.6   mSv per year from the sources detailed in this pie chart. (Courtesy of the National Radiation Protection…

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Principles and practice of radiation treatment planning

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Introduction Patient data Megavoltage photon therapy     Treatment beams         Beam energy         Asymmetric fields         Isocentric plans         Extended focus skin distance (FSD) plans         Wedges         Compensators         Beam shaping devices         Blocks         Multileaf collimators (MLCs)         Segmented…

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verification and image guided treatments

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Portal verification and image guided treatments Related posts: descriptors of the radionuclide imaging process Radiation treatment planning: immobilization, localization and verification techniques photon therapy trends Dentition

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images for planning

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Multimodality images for planning CT imaging plays a crucial role in radiotherapy planning as it provides the electron density information that is required to correct the absorbed dose for the…

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simulation

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3]. A physical simulator should have at least as good, or better, accuracy in positioning as the treatment unit and its mechanical tolerance must be excellent (e.g. an isocentre accuracy…

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immobilization

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Patient immobilization Related posts: descriptors of the radionuclide imaging process Radiation treatment planning: immobilization, localization and verification techniques photon therapy trends Dentition

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Introduction

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Introduction The treatment planning process consists of a series of patient-related work tasks that eventually result in a custom plan of the external beam treatment and will enable the radiation…

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