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Making Radiation Therapy Better

“ A dose distribution is superior if the treatment volume is reduced toward the target volume and still covers the target volume in all dimensions. ” The “3D” Conformal Hypothesis By conforming the treatment more closely to the diseased tissues, higher doses can be given without increasing the risk of normal tissue complications. Lichter AS. Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy: a testable hypothesis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1991;21:853-5.

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