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Dosimetry of anterior chest treatment by 10 MV X-rays using a tissue compensating filter. 1985

H Kubo

The dose uniformity of anterior chest treatments resulting from a missing tissue compensating filter has been studied. Patient dosimetry with 10 MV X-rays was simulated using film, an ionization chamber, and thermoluminescent dosimetry (TLD). The results show that the compensating filter greatly improved the dose uniformity of a homogeneous phantom. However, the improvement for an inhomogeneous phantom and for patients was found to be less impressive. When using the filter, the increase in surface dose was found to be clinically insignificant.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008961	Models, Structural	A representation, generally small in scale, to show the structure, construction, or appearance of something. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)	Model, Structural,Structural Model,Structural Models
D011879	Radiotherapy Dosage	The total amount of radiation absorbed by tissues as a result of radiotherapy.	Dosage, Radiotherapy,Dosages, Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Dosages
D005374	Filtration	A process of separating particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or a liquid, by passing the fluid carrier through a medium that will not pass the particulates. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Filtrations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013909	Thorax	The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed)	Chest,Thoraces,Chests,Thorace