In vivo dosimetry in brachytherapy: Requirements and future directions for research, development, and clinical practice

Brachytherapy can deliver high doses to the target while sparing healthy tissues due to its steep dose gradient leading to excellent clinical outcome. Treatment accuracy depends on several manual steps making brachytherapy susceptible to operational mistakes. Currently, treatment delivery verificati...

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Main Authors: Gabriel P. Fonseca, Jacob G. Johansen, Ryan L. Smith, Luc Beaulieu, Sam Beddar, Gustavo Kertzscher, Frank Verhaegen, Kari Tanderup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405631620300518