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Spatial information on dose distribution using multisectional dose-volume histograms.

N R Datta·K J Das·R Balasubramanium·S Ayyagari
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Dose-volume histograms are useful tools to summarize the information on the dose profiles resulting within a target volume. However, the spatial relationships of the hot and the cold spots are blunted in the dose-volume histograms. This study tries to circumvent this problem using multisectional dose-volume histograms and highlight the utility of these in the optimization of a radiation therapy plan.

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N R Datta, K J Das, R Balasubramanium, S Ayyagari. 1996. Spatial information on dose distribution using multisectional dose-volume histograms.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0958-3947(95)02057-8

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