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dose calculations, formulas for adjusting drug dosages for children, elderly adults, or other patients who may lack mechanisms for metabolizing and excreting average adult levels of medications. Infants, for example, have skin that is thin and permeable, a stomach that lacks gastric acid, body temperature that is poorly regulated, and immature liver and kidney function. See also pediatric dosage. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Treatment was carefully planned by using 3-D CT images of the patient in conjunction with computerized dose calculations to determine the dose intensity pattern that would best conform to the tumor shape. The numbers result in significantly higher dose calculations than would occur in reality, and go beyond worst-case scenario. This enhanced intelligence was further aided by the advent of computers, which made incredibly complex physics and dose calculations less onerous. |
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