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Rounded leaf attenuation profile modeled as a shift in collimator position proportional to the dosimetric leaf gap (= effective gap offset LoSasso etal), optimization investigation given by Yao etal. LoSasso T, Chui CS, Ling CC. Physical and dosimetric aspects of a multileaf collimation system used in the dynamic mode for implementing intensity modulated radiotherapy. Med Phys. 1998;25(10):1919-1927. Yao W, Farr JB. Determining the optimal dosimetric leaf gap setting for rounded leaf-end multileaf collimator systems by simple test fields [published online ahead of print 2015/07/29]. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2015;16(4):65-77.

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