Variation of kQclin, Qmsr fclin,fmsr for the small-field dosimetric parameters percentage depth dose, tissue-maximum ratio, and off-axis ratio

Paolo Francescon; Sam Beddar; Ninfa Satariano; Indra J. Das

doi:10.1118/1.4895978

Variation of kQ_clin, Q_msr f^clin,f^msr for the small-field dosimetric parameters percentage depth dose, tissue-maximum ratio, and off-axis ratio

Paolo Francescon, Sam Beddar, Ninfa Satariano, Indra J. Das

Radiation Physics

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Abstract

Purpose: Evaluate the ability of different dosimeters to correctly measure the dosimetric parameters percentage depth dose (PDD), tissue-maximum ratio (TMR), and off-axis ratio (OAR) in water for small fields.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	101708
Journal	Medical physics
Volume	41
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4895978
State	Published - Oct 1 2014

Keywords

Monte Carlo
correction factor
detector
output factor
small beams

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biophysics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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