Carlsson et al., 2000 - Google Patents
The collapsed cone superposition algorithm applied to scatter dose calculations in brachytherapyCarlsson et al., 2000
- Document ID
- 15593916006362641754
- Author
- Carlsson
- Ahnesjö A
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Medical physics
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Methods for scatter dose calculations in brachytherapy have been developed based on the collapsed cone superposition algorithm. The methods account for effects on the scatter dose caused by the three‐dimensional distribution of heterogeneities in the irradiated volume and …
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