title: The need for accurate target and dose specifications in conventional and conformal radiation therapy--an introduction.
abstract: The need for accurate target and dose in radiotherapy based on new demands for accuracy is discussed in Supplement No. 10, 1997 to Acta Oncologica volume 36 by P. Aaltonen et al. 'Specification of Dose Delivery in Radiation Therapy' which is distributed along with this issue. In the present paper a short summary is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Karolinska Institute and Stockholm University, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brahme
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted