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Treatment Planning for Ion Beam Therapy

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Ion Beam Therapy

Part of the book series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering ((BIOMEDICAL,volume 320))

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The special aspects of treatment planning for ion beams are outlined in this chapter, starting with positioning and immobilization of the patient, describing imaging and segmentation, definition of treatment parameters, dose calculation and optimization, and, finally, plan assessment, verification, and quality assurance.

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Jäkel, O. (2012). Treatment Planning for Ion Beam Therapy. In: Linz, U. (eds) Ion Beam Therapy. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, vol 320. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21414-1_30

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