Determination Of Some Specific Parameters In Energy Spectrum Of Electron Beams From The Radiation Therapy Linear Accelerator Siemens PRIMUS

Mean energy E0 and maximum probability energy Ep,0 of electron beams on the patient skin are important parameters using in radiotherapy. This report presents the experimental method assessing quality of 12 MeV electron beam from Radiation therapy Linac-SIEMENS Primus at the National Cancer Hospital (K Hospital). Absorbed dose distribution and absorbed curve of a certain field size at the depths in medium have been defined by absorbed measurement technique in water phantom. The determination of Ep,0 and E0 is based on the use of semi- empirical relationships between electron energy and range parameters, which are determined in percentage depth dose curve for electron beam in water phantom. (author)