Advanced Brachytherapy Physics - Vienna 2016

Lesson learned?

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DECT l l ti of ground truth 

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7 tissue bins SECT at <9%; 3 tissue bin (like EBRT) failed!

• DECT very sensitive to noise and motion  May make DECT difficult for patient imaging (CT dose / mAs settings)  Simultaneous imaging

• Still a very active field of research!