The effects of prostheses on radiotherapy treatment planning are discussed. The compositions of commonly used materials are tabulated. Sample plots show the size of perturbations produced by typical absorbers at 8 MV. A technique for estimating the density of a prosthesis in a patient is demonstrated and the effects of prostheses on representative radiotherapy plans are illustrated.
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