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Dosimetry for IMRT

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Avoids Problems with<br />

Measuring Output Factors <strong>for</strong><br />

Small Fields<br />

•Charged g particle p equilibrium q<br />

– Nearly same charged particle spectrum<br />

• Temporal non-constancy<br />

non constancy<br />

– Deliberately uses temporal non-constancy<br />

– Mimics how composite small fields become<br />

larger irradiated fields<br />

• Partial volume effect<br />

– No partial volume effects

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