Scatter fractions from linear accelerators with x-ray energies from 6 to 24 MV

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1442-1446

  Taylor, Paula L ^a   Rodgers, James E ^a,c   Shobe, Jileen ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Megavoltage x rays; Monte Carlo; Scatter; Secondary barriers; Shielding

Indexed keywords

LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHANTOMS; RADIATION SHIELDING; SCATTERING; SHIELDING;

MEGAVOLTAGE; MONTE CARLO CODES; SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES; SCATTER FRACTIONS; SCATTERING ANGLES; SECONDARY BARRIERS; X-RAY ENERGIES; X-RAY SPECTRA;

X RAYS;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY;

EID: 0032788499     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598670     Document Type: Article

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