An investigation of backscatter factors for kilovoltage x-rays: A comparison between Monte Carlo simulations and Gafchromic EBT film measurements

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 783-797

  Kim, J ^a   Hill, R ^a,b   Claridge MacKonis, E ^b   Kuncic, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODE SYSTEM; DATA SETS; ENERGY RANGES; FIELD SIZE; FILM MEASUREMENT; GAFCHROMIC EBT; GAFCHROMIC FILMS; MEASURED DATA; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; MONTE CARLO CODES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS; X RAY BEAM; X-RAY UNITS;

BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILM DOSIMETER; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; UNCERTAINTY; X RAY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOFTWARE; UNCERTAINTY; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 76149125204     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/3/016     Document Type: Article

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