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This chapter gives an overview about the computer aided for IMRT. It will be begun with the historical of the evolution in radiotherapy techniques and then continuously with the comparison between 3DCRT and IMRT techniques. This chapter discusses the terminology in IMRT and also its techniques that are already implemented in clinical cases. This chapter will be closed with discussion about the optimization criteria that are used in IMRT.
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Haryanto, F. (2017). Computer-Assisted Treatment Planning Approaches for IMRT. In: Arimura, H. (eds) Image-Based Computer-Assisted Radiation Therapy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2945-5_8
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