Radiation dosimetry: Electron beams with energies between 1 and 50 MeV

Technical Report · Sat Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:7136026

The use of high-energy electrons in radiation therapy has expanded and linear accelerators and microtrons have come into more frequent use beside the previously dominating betatrons. The properties of the clinical electron beams in present use are, therefore, greatly diversified and new characterizations are needed to describe the beam qualities for dosimetric and therapeutic use. The accuracy of the determination of many important quantities in electron dosimetry has been improved. This is the case, for example, with stopping- and scattering-power values, stopping-power ratios and perturbation corrections, where the old data have been revised. The knowledge in the field of clinical electron dosimetry has also expanded in areas such as inhomogeneity corrections and computerized dose-planning. The present report covers all aspects of electron beam dosimetry.

• Research Organization: International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, Bethesda, MD (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: ICRUM; International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, Bethesda, MD (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7136026
• Report Number(s): ICRU-35; ISBN: 0-913394-29-7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BEAMS
DOSES
DOSIMETRY
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON DOSIMETRY
LEPTON BEAMS
MOCKUP
PARTICLE BEAMS
PHANTOMS
RADIATION DOSES
STOPPING POWER
STRUCTURAL MODELS