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Medical physics

the ratio of the volume enclosed by the prescription isodose to the target volume, a measure of how well a plan's dose fits the target.

In medical physics, conformity index refers to the ratio of the volume enclosed by the prescription isodose to the target volume, a measure of how well a plan's dose fits the target. This meaning comes from Shaw (1993) in International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.[1]

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References

Shaw, E., Kline, R., Gillin, M., Souhami, L., Hirschfeld, A., Dinapoli, R., & Martin, L. (1993). Radiation therapy oncology group: Radiosurgery quality assurance guidelines. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 27(5), 1231-1239. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(93)90548-a

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