Lateral dose fall-off measurements in photon, proton and heavy-ion therapy
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ALLEGRO is an European project investigating health risks following radiotherapy. In this frame our group has performed out-of-field dose measurements to compare different types of radiation therapy, studying the influence of the delivery technique and the beamline structure on the dose profile. The data obtained can be used as validation of Monte Carlo models and for assessing the risk of developing malignancies after radiotherapy.
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