APM Task Group 329: Reference dose specification for dose calculations: Dose-to-water or dose-to-muscle?

Kry, SF; Feygelman, V; Balter, P; Knoos, T; Ma, CMC; Snyder, M; Tonner, B; Vassiliev, ON

Kry, SF (corresponding author), Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Houston, TX 77030 USA.; Feygelman, V (corresponding author), H Lee Moffitt Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Tampa, FL 33612 USA.

MEDICAL PHYSICS, 2020; 47 (3): E52

Abstract

Linac calibration is done in water, but patients are comprised primarily of soft tissue. Conceptually, and specified in NRG/RTOG trials, dose should b......

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