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Treatment Planning in Radiation Therapy

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An Introduction to Medical Physics

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Radiation therapy is the clinical use of ionizing radiation as part of a comprehensive cancer treatment to eradicate malignant/cancerous cells. It works by damaging the DNA of cancerous cells, which is the primary cause of cell death. Normal cells are also damaged by ionizing radiation; however, they generally have a better recovery mechanism than the cancerous cells.

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  1. Radiation Oncology, Western Manitoba Cancer Centre, Brandon, R7A 2B3, MB, Canada

    Amjad Hussain PhD, MCCPM

  2. Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Wazir Muhammad PhD

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    Muhammad Maqbool

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Hussain, A., Muhammad, W. (2017). Treatment Planning in Radiation Therapy. In: Maqbool, M. (eds) An Introduction to Medical Physics. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61540-0_4

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