British Journal of Radiology · 1962 · 25 citations · 2 references
MedicineRadiologyMedical PhysicsRadiation DosimetryTreatment PlanningAbsorbed DoseDose CalculationPatient-specific DosimetryRadiation Dose MeasurementRadiation TherapyTreatment Planning PhysicsDose Distribution CalculationsFour-dimensional Dose CalculationRadiobiological Dose ModelingThree-dimensional Dose Calculation
An account is given of the application of a punched card electronic computer to the calculation of dose distributions in rotational cobalt therapy based on the use of an effective absorption coefficient to allow for varying patient thickness as described by Jones et al. (1956).
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