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With the advent of computers and especially with 3D conformal radiotherapy, the use of Patient Archiving and Communication System and common Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine files has become increasingly important. Also of importance is the understanding of the various three-dimensional treatment planning systems including measurement-based systems, Monte Carlo, pencil beam, convolution/superposition, and collapsed cone algorithms. It is also important to understand the concept of simulated annealing for the purpose of intensity-modulated radiotherapy planning.
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Chang, D.S., Lasley, F.D., Das, I.J., Mendonca, M.S., Dynlacht, J.R. (2021). Special Topics: Computers. In: Basic Radiotherapy Physics and Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61899-5_16
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