Effect of wedge filter and field size on photoneutron dose equivalent for an 18 MV photon beam of a medical linear accelerator

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-89

  Mesbahi, Asghar ^a   Keshtkar, Ahmad ^a   Mohammadi, Ehsan ^b   Mohammadzadeh, Mohammad ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Linear accelerators; Neutron dose; Wedge filter

Indexed keywords

DOSE EQUIVALENT; FIELD SIZE; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; MONTE CARLO; NEUTRON DOSE; PHOTON BEAMS; RADIATION THERAPY; RADIATION-INDUCED; SECONDARY CANCER RISK; WEDGE FILTER;

LINEAR ACCELERATORS; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK PERCEPTION;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 70449535620     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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