Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted
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Computer systems or programs used in accurate computations for providing radiation dosage treatment to patients. |
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RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED is also available: see note there |
Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted Categories.
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Radiotherapy, Conformal - Radiotherapy where there is improved dose homogeneity within the tumor and reduced dosage to uninvolved structures. The precise shaping of dose distribution is achieved via the use of computer-controlled multileaf collimators. |
Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted Definitions and Terms
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