The influence of small field sizes, penumbra, spot size and measurement depth on perturbation factors for microionization chambers

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2951-2969

  Crop, F ^a,b   Reynaert, N ^c   Pittomvils, G ^b   Paelinck, L ^b   De Wagter, C ^b   Vakaet, L ^b   Thierens, H ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c CENTRE OSCAR LAMBRET   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-TO-WATER; AL ELECTRODE; CENTRAL AXIS; CHAMBER GEOMETRY; CORRELATED SAMPLING; DETECTOR GEOMETRY; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; EGSNRC MONTE CARLO; MEASURING DEPTH; MICROIONIZATION CHAMBERS; OFF-AXIS; RADIATION FIELD; SMALL FIELD SIZE; SMALL VARIATIONS; SPOT SIZES; STEEL ELECTRODES; USER CODES; WALL PERTURBATIONS; WATER CHAMBER; WATER PHANTOM; WATER VOLUMES;

COILED TUBING; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DOSIMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING;

IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS;

ALUMINUM; GRAPHITE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); STEEL; WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRODE; GEOMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ELECTRON; INSTRUMENTATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; UNCERTAINTY;

AIR; BENCHMARKING; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY; UNCERTAINTY; WATER;

EID: 67649892570     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/9/024     Document Type: Article

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