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Brachytherapy seed dose distribution calculation employing the fast Fourier transform
Author(s) -
Boyer Arthur L.,
Mok Edward C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.595972
Subject(s) - brachytherapy , fourier transform , distribution (mathematics) , dosimetry , medical imaging , fourier analysis , algorithm , mathematics , optics , computer science , nuclear medicine , physics , radiation therapy , mathematical analysis , radiology , artificial intelligence , medicine
A mathematical procedure is described by which the dose distribution of a seed implant can be calculated employing a Fourier transform. The procedure is described in one‐, two‐, and three‐dimensional representations. Dose distributions calculated using this technique are demonstrated. Mathematical constraints of the procedure are discussed.