Assessment of the backscattered skin dose from the beam stopper on Halcyon and Ethos radiotherapy systems
The backscatter contribution to the skin dose was found to be minimal, even with the largest field size and the phantom positioned extremely close to the bore.
Authors
- Ari Harju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2233-2896)
- María Magdalena Constantin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9914-3236)
- Jouko Lehtomäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-2829)
- Linda Lankinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2625-1070)
- Taoran Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7180-4258)
Institutions
- Siemens Healthcare (United States) (US)
- Varian Medical Systems (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.70299
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00