Monte Carlo simulation of conical collimators for stereotactic radiosurgery with a 6 MV flattening-filter-free photon beam.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.14837
Abstract: PURPOSE Conical collimators, or cones, are tertiary collimators that attach to a radiotherapy linac and are suited for the stereotactic radiosurgery treatment of small brain lesions. The small diameter of the most used cones makes… read more here.
Keywords: conical collimators; monte carlo; output factors; radiosurgery ... See more keywords
Feasibility of Isodose-shaped scintillation detectors for the measurement of gamma Knife® output factors.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.15469
Abstract: PURPOSE Scintillation detectors were 3D printed based on a gamma knife (GK) dose distribution to calculate the volume averaging effect. The collimator output factors were measured using isodose-shaped scintillators (ISSs) and compared with those of… read more here.
Keywords: scintillation detectors; output; detector; output factors ... See more keywords
On the field size definition and field output factors in small field dosimetry.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.16262
Abstract: BACKGROUND There is a major conceptual difference between small-field and large field dosimetry i.e., different definition of the field size. The dosimetry protocol IAEA TRS-483 recommends the use of the field size defined by measured… read more here.
Keywords: field size; small field; output factors; size ... See more keywords
Verification of representative data for output factors of SRS cones utilizing IAEA TRS 483 recommendations.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab47dd
Abstract: Measurements of small fields continue to be a clinical challenge despite the recent work done to identify their characteristics. Due to this challenge, many physicists use representative data supplied by their vendors to verify their… read more here.
Keywords: representative data; output factors; output; iaea trs ... See more keywords