Wedge factor dependence with depth and field size for fast neutron beams
| Autor: | R. Risler, Alina Popescu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Radiotherapy Planning Computer-Assisted Reproducibility of Results Radiotherapy Dosage Neutron Capture Therapy Neutron radiation Wedge (geometry) Sensitivity and Specificity Particle detector Neutron temperature Equipment Failure Analysis Fast Neutrons Optics Calibration Radiometry Dosimetry Neutron detection Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Neutron business |
| Zdroj: | Physics in medicine and biology. 48(14) |
| ISSN: | 0031-9155 |
| Popis: | The dependence of the wedge factors (WFs) on field size (FS) and depth for a fast neutron beam has been investigated. In a previous study (Popescu et al 1999 Med. Phys. 26 541), a method was presented that allows a simple and accurate way of calculating the wedge-factor dependence on FS and depth in the case of a photon beam. The validity of a similar approach is tested in the present study for neutron beam dosimetry. The clinical neutron therapy system at the University of Washington (UW) has a flattening filter assembly consisting of two filters: a small field filter and a large field filter. Despite this complication, the approach presented in Popescu et al (1999 Med. Phys. 26 541) can be used to describe the WF dependence on FS and depth (d). |
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