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Computer-controlled cobalt unit for radiotherapy

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The computer software and hardware of the first computer-controlled radiotherapy unit in the UK is discussed. The basic unit is a MS 90 Mobaltron (made by T.E.M. Ltd.) which has been modified by the manufacturers to operate under computer control. Since January 1980 it has been used to give conformation therapy using a dynamic technique. The unit and the principle of this technique are briefly discussed in the introduction.

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  1. Radiotherapy Department and Medical Physics Department, Royal Free Hospital, NW3, London, England

    J. A. Brace, T. J. Davy & D. B. L. Skeggs

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Brace, J.A., Davy, T.J. & Skeggs, D.B.L. Computer-controlled cobalt unit for radiotherapy. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 19, 612–616 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442776

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