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Title: Characterization of the Photon Energy Spectrum of a 6 MV Linac

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2356457· OSTI ID:20888204
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  1. Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, Insurgentes Sur 387, 14269 Mexico D.F. (Mexico)
  2. Instituto de Fisica, UNAM, A.P. 20-364, 01000 Mexico D.F. (Mexico)

In this work we study the influence of the purity of the materials used in experimental transmission measurements to obtain data to reconstruct the photon energy spectrum of a 6 MV Linac. We also evaluate the contribution to PDDs due to electron contamination in the reconstructed spectrum.

OSTI ID:
20888204
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 854, Issue 1; Conference: 9. Mexican symposium on medical physics, Guadalajara, Jal. (Mexico), 18-21 Mar 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2356457; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English