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optimized specially for their use in radiation therapy simulation, and need of use of full Monte Carlo for dose calculations are also reviewed. It was concluded that still more studies on these issues are required in order to investigate the effects related to inaccurate dosimetry in depth. Hence, it can be concluded from the above discussion that the user must select a suitable dosimeter and follow the recommendations provided by TRS-483 for accurate beam data collection and accurate dosimetric measurements.

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