Measured inhomogeneity correction factors for lung in electron beam treatments of the chest wall

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Medical Dosimetry; (USA)

OSTI ID:5408976

Moldon, C; El-Khatib, E ^[1]

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1. McGill Univ., Montreal (Canada)

A set of clinically relevant measurements of percentage depth dose and inhomogeneity correction factors for electron beam irradiation of the chest wall and underlying lung is given. Electron beam nominal energies of 9, 12, 15, and 18 MeV and lung densities of 0.22 g/cm{sup 3} and 0.404 g/cm{sup 3} are considered. This data can serve in treatment planning to indicate the penetration of the beam into the lung and serve as a comparison for calculation algorithms which are used to calculate electron dose absorption in heterogeneous phantoms.

• OSTI ID: 5408976
• Journal Information: Medical Dosimetry; (USA), Vol. 14:2; ISSN 0739-0211
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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