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An ideal radiation treatment plan would deliver 100% of the desired dose to the treatment target and none to the normal brain. This is not possible in reality, but the primary goal of radiosurgery treatment planning is to achieve a plan that conforms to the target as closely as possible, as defined by radiation isodose shells (explained in detail shortly) within the plan. A number of treatment planning tools are available for adjusting the shape of treatment isodose shells so that they fit even highly irregular target shapes. Regardless of its shape, the entire target must be treated within the prescription isodose shell, with as little normal brain included as possible.
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Friedman, W.A., Bova, F.J., Buatti, J.M., Mendenhall, W.M. (1998). Radiosurgery Treatment Planning. In: Linac Radiosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2176-0_6
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