Published May 1980
| Version v1
Journal article
A useful algorithm for calculating central ray TAR and TMR values
Creators
- 1. Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Description
An algorithm utilizing a two-dimensional polynomial power functions least squares fit has been applied to the calculations of TAR in the case of C0-60 teletherapy and TMR in the case of an 8MV LS75/10 linear accelerator giving less than +/- 1/2% errors respectively between calculated and measured values. The TAR and TMR algorithms are used as subroutines in pocket sized and table top programmable calculators or computers and thus provide rapid calculation of treatment time or monitor units as well as given dose
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Med. Phys.
- Journal Volume
- 7
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Med. Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 256-258
- ISSN
- 0094-2405
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 13696369
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- COBALT 60; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; THERAPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES