Treatment head disassembly to improve the accuracy of large electron field simulation

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Authors

Bruce Faddegon · UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

D Sawkey · UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Tuathan O’Shea · University of California, San Francisco

M McEwen · National Research Council Canada

C. K. Ross · National Research Council Canada

Abstract

The match to measured large field dose distributions from clinical electron beams with Monte Carlo simulation was improved with more accurate source details and geometry details closer to manufacturer's specification than previously achieved.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Radiation Effects in Electronics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Medical Physics

Volume 36, Issue 10, pp. 4577-4591

DOI: 10.1118/1.3218764

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