Course book Advanced Treatment Planning 2018

Dose Calculation Methods

Absolute Calibration in water

Relative Distribution in water

Model & fit parameters to emulate measurements

Tabulate & Interpolate

Reconstitute distribution in water by distance, depth, & field size

Compute dose directly from beam geometry & CT images

Apply correction factors (inhomogeneity, contour)

“ Correction ” based methods

“ Model ” based methods