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. 2017 Jun 29;12(6):e0180461. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180461

Fig 2. Advantage depth.

Fig 2

The advantage depth is the depth in the tissue at which the dose to the tumor equals the maximum dose to the normal tissue along the beam. The AD of THOR is 8.5 cm, which is deeper than the deepest depth of tumor tissue, providing therapeutic benefit.