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Evaluation of a deterministic Boltzmann solver for radiation therapy dose calculations involving high-density hip prostheses

Lloyd, 2011

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91727390232091475
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Lloyd S
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Acuros External Beam (Acuros XB) is a new radiation dose calculation algorithm available as part of Varian Medical Systems' radiotherapy treatment planning system, ECLIPSE. Acuros XB calculates dose distributions by finding the deterministic solution to the linear …
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