Method for pre treatment verification in radiation therapy

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C378S065000, C378S095000

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ABSTRACT:
Dose distribution is measured in a patient-shaped phantom with high accuracy for radiation therapy treatment verification. A detector configuration in such a phantom and improvements in measurement methodology enable application of correction factors in an accurate way.

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