Monte Carlo calculated absorbed‐dose energy dependence of EBT3 and EBT4 films for 5–200 MeV electrons and 100 keV–15 MeV photons

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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
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2024-09-13
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https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.14529
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Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
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Monte Carlo calculated absorbed‐dose energy dependence of EBT3 and EBT4 films for 5–200 MeV electrons and 100 keV–15 MeV photons

Nathan Clements, Magdalena Bazalova‐Carter
6 citations
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
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article

Monte Carlo calculated absorbed‐dose energy dependence of EBT3 and EBT4 films for 5–200 MeV electrons and 100 keV–15 MeV photons

Nathan Clements, Magdalena Bazalova‐Carter
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6 citations

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The up to <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:semantics><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2.5</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> <mml:mo>%</mml:mo></mml:mrow> <mml:annotation>$(2.5 \pm 0.2)\%$</mml:annotation></mml:semantics> </mml:math> and <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:semantics><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mn>4.5</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.7</mml:mn> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> <mml:mo>%</mml:mo></mml:mrow> <mml:annotation>$(4.5 \pm 0.7)\%$</mml:annotation></mml:semantics> </mml:math> variations in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mi>f</mml:mi> <mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>Q</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:annotation>$f^{-1}(Q)$</mml:annotation></mml:semantics> </mml:math> for electrons and photons, respectively, across the energies considered in this study indicate the importance of calibrating films with the energy intended for measurement. Additionally, this work emphasizes potential issues with stacking films to measure depth dose curves, particularly for electron beams with energies <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:semantics><mml:mo>≤</mml:mo> <mml:annotation>$\le$</mml:annotation></mml:semantics> </mml:math> 10 MeV.

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical PhysicsVol. 25(12)
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