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A fast, independent dose check of HDR plans

Lachaine et al., 2003

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4457662676033701985
Author
Lachaine M
Gorman J
Palisca M
Publication year
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

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High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy often involves optimization routines to calculate the dwell times and positions of a radioactive source along specified applicator paths. These routines optimize the dwells in such a way as to deliver the prescribed dose at one or more …
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