On the impact of improved dose calculation accuracy in clinical treatment planning for superficial high-dose-rate brachytherapy of extensive scalp lesions

TG-43-based dose calculations disregard tissue heterogeneities and finite scatter conditions, prompting the introduction of model-based dose calculation algorithms (MBDCAs) to improve accuracy in high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy. This study evaluated the effectiveness of MBDCAs over TG-43 in HDR 1...

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Main Authors: Giulio Rossi, Vasiliki Peppa, Mark Gainey, Michael Kollefrath, Tanja Sprave, Panagiotis Papagiannis, Dimos Baltas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-10-01
Series:Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240563162400143X
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