A Study to Analyze Impact of Treatment Couch and Immobilization Devices on Surface Dose for Megavoltage Photon Beams.

Palanivelu D Khanna DMohandass PNarandra Kumar BhallaPrabhu RChandru MAbhishek Puri

Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP (2023)

For all three-photon energies, at 180° gantry angle, the PSD increased significantly in case of TC, VLC, and AIO - PS for all the field sizes as compared to gantry angle at 0°. It is necessary to consider TC, AIO - PS and VLC during dose calculation to ensure accuracy of patient treatment delivery.

Keyphrases

living cells
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mass spectrometry
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