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The role of dosimetry for radiation therapy is to guide the selection of the optimal treatment design, depending on radiation modality, parameter setting, and clinical needs of the single patient. The best balance between the irradiation of healthy tissues and target tissues allows improving the therapeutic ratio.

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  1. Medical Physics, Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo Forlanini, Roma, Italy

    Chiara Basile

  2. Unità di Fisica Sanitaria, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano, Italy

    Francesca Botta, Marta Cremonesi & Amalia Di Dia

  3. Medical Physics and Nuclear Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy

    Francesca Botta, Marta Cremonesi, Concetta De Cicco, Amalia Di Dia & Giovanni Paganelli

  4. Medical Physics Department, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano, Italy

    Marta Cremonesi

  5. Divisione di Medicina Nucleare, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano, Italy

    Concetta De Cicco & Giovanni Paganelli

  6. Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo Forlanini, Roma, Italy

    Lucio Mango & Massimiliano Pacilio

  7. Medical Physics, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo Forlanini, Roma, Italy

    Lucio Mango

  8. Medical Physics Department, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy

    Massimiliano Pacilio

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Basile, C. et al. (2011). Dosimetry Using SPECT-CT. In: Atlas of SPECT-CT. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15726-4_13

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