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Transmission comparison for two different electron block materials

  • 1. University Clinic of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Skopje(Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of)
  • 2. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Ss Cyril and Metodius University, Skopje (Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of)

Description

The purpose of this work is to compare electron beam transmission, under two different block materials. The first one, cerrobend, consists of 10% cadmium and the second one is cadmium free. Percentage depth doses for open and block fields for all electron energies are measured. Measurements were performed with a plan-parallel ionization chamber over a range of depth from water surface to a depth of 160 mm. The fields were defined using a 15x15 electron applicator mounted on linear accelerator. Depth dose curves beyond two alloys are matched and compared. Regarding the results, the percentage depth doses behind blocks correspond very well. The difference between the two alloy curves does not exceed 0.12%. The conclusion of the article is that a coincidence in transmission is acceptable.(Author)

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Association for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering of R. Macedonia
Imprint Place
Skopje (Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of)
ISBN
978-608-65213-0-1
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the second conference on medical physics and biomedical engineering of R. Macedonia
Imprint Pagination
[111 p.]
Journal Page Range
p. 53-55
Report number
INIS-MK--12002

Conference

Title
2. Conference on medical physics and biomedical engineering
Dates
5-6 Nov 2010
Place
Skopje (Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of)

INIS

Country of Publication
North Macedonia, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
North Macedonia, Republic of
INIS RN
43026159
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CADMIUM; CERROBEND ALLOYS; DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ION CHANNELING; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MEASURING METHODS
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; ALLOYS; BEAMS; BISMUTH ALLOYS; BISMUTH BASE ALLOYS; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CHANNELING; ELEMENTS; LEAD ALLOYS; LEPTON BEAMS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; TIN ALLOYS

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8 refs., 1 fig., 4 tabs.