Unified dosimetry index (UDI): a figure of merit for ranking treatment plans
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Unified dosimetry index (UDI): a figure of merit for ranking treatment plans
We have formulated a unified dosimetry index (UDI) that computes, for any given treatment plan, its deviations in terms of dose coverage, conformity, homogeneity, and dose gradient vis-à-vis an ideal plan (which we define as a dosimetry plan of perfect dose coverage, conformity, homogeneity, and step-wise fall-off to zero dose outside the planning target volume). In order to validate the UDI sc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1526-9914
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v9i3.2803