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Many types of cancers are treated by radiotherapy. The irradiation dose must be carefully calculated to kill all cancer cells. If underexposed, the patient has not been treated adequately and is at risk of dying from cancer. In the event of overexposure, healthy cells are irradiated and the risk of secondary cancer is not negligible. These cases of under- or over-exposure are most often a result of human error, either through the misuse of irradiation equipment (incorrect calculation of the irradiation dose, incorrect adjustment of the irradiation equipment) or through improper transmission of information.