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A new treatment planning program was developed for the heavy ion therapy facility at GSI, which is tailored to the special needs for an active beam delivery using a magnetic raster scanner. It also includes a biological model for the estimation of biological effective dose for carbon ions and realizes a fully biological treatment planning. Biological effective dose distributions and RBE maps can be displayed and assessed from the graphical user interface.
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Jäkel, O., Debus, J., Krämer, M. et al. Treatment planning for light ions: How to take into account Relative Biological Effectivness (RBE). Strahlenther Onkol 175 (Suppl 2), 12–14 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03038877
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