The variation in output of symmetric, asymmetric and irregularly shaped wedged radiotherapy fields.
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North Western Medical Physics, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK.Issue Date
1996-10
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A model for calculating the variation in output of symmetric, asymmetric and irregularly shaped wedged radiotherapy fields is presented. The variation in output from the treatment head when a wedge is used is calculated by dividing the output into a primary component and one due to scattered radiation. The scatter component is then further subdivided into contributions from elements which have a 1 cm x 1 cm cross-sectional area at the isocentre. The scatter from each element is determined as the contribution from the head scatter component modified by the presence of the wedge and a contribution due to additional scattered radiation from the wedge. The relative intensity of the scattered radiation from the wedge is modelled using a simple first scatter approximation. In this approximation the magnitude of the scatter is given by a t exp(-mu t) function where t is the thickness of the wedge for the selected element. The magnitude of the primary component and the relative intensity of scatter from each element are then obtained by an iterative fit to measured data. The technique has been applied to two different internally mounted wedge designs, for a standard treatment head, two asymmetric treatment heads and two similar multileaf collimators, over a range of energies between 4 and 20 MV. Calculations agree with measured values over a range of field sizes and shapes to within 1.5%.Citation
The variation in output of symmetric, asymmetric and irregularly shaped wedged radiotherapy fields. 1996, 41 (10):2155-72 Phys Med BiolJournal
Physics in Medicine and BiologyDOI
10.1088/0031-9155/41/10/021PubMed ID
8912387Type
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0031-9155ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1088/0031-9155/41/10/021
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