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Purpose: Anthropomorphic phantoms can be used in radiotherapy to confirm dose distributions. In this work, a prototype phantom with a deformable chest wall was created based on real human. Methods: A technique similar to 3-dimensional…
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We conducted a multi-institutional audit of dosimetric variability between FLASH and conventional dose rate (CONV) electron irradiations by using an anatomically realistic 3D-printed mouse phantom. A CT scan of a live mouse was used to…
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The use of GEANT4 code has increased in the medical field. There are various studies to calculate the patient dose distributions with the GEANT4 code using the imaging data. In present study, the Monte Carlo simulations based on the DICOM…
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