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IN radiation therapy as practised in this institution at the present time, the underlying principle adopted in the planning of treatment is to give a uniform tumour dose between 4000 r. and 6000 r. To achieve this, in deep-seated lesions, a multiple field technique has to be employed, and much radiation is absorbed which contributes not to the destruction of the tumour itself but to that of the normal tissues of the body. In the following note, methods are given for integration of dosage in a volume through which a beam passes.
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HAPPEY, F. Volume Integration of Dosage for X- and β-Radiation. Nature 145, 668–669 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145668b0
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