Constancy of wedge factors in a Siemens Mevatron 74 linear accelerator. 1995

R Arráns, and F Sánchez-Doblado, and B Sánchez-Nieto, and J A Terrón
Servicio de Oncología Radioterápica, Hospital Univ. V. Macarena, Sevilla, Spain.

The variation of the wedge factor (WF) with field size is an important piece of data which determines the radiation output in treatments using wedge filters. WF is closely related with the accelerator head layout, and the choice of the wedge tray mounted above or below the jaws plays a predominant role. In this work we have studied the WF variations in our linac and found that, in apparent contradiction with the literature, the WF remains constant with field size. Nevertheless, these results cannot be used directly in other linacs, and individual dosimetry must be carried out.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010315 Particle Accelerators Devices which accelerate electrically charged atomic or subatomic particles, such as electrons, protons or ions, to high velocities so they have high kinetic energy. Betatrons,Linear Accelerators,Accelerator, Linear,Accelerator, Particle,Accelerators, Linear,Accelerators, Particle,Betatron,Linear Accelerator,Particle Accelerator
D011874 Radiometry The measurement of radiation by photography, as in x-ray film and film badge, by Geiger-Mueller tube, and by SCINTILLATION COUNTING. Geiger-Mueller Counters,Nuclear Track Detection,Radiation Dosimetry,Dosimetry, Radiation,Geiger Counter,Geiger-Mueller Counter Tube,Geiger-Mueller Probe,Geiger-Mueller Tube,Radiation Counter,Counter Tube, Geiger-Mueller,Counter Tubes, Geiger-Mueller,Counter, Geiger,Counter, Radiation,Counters, Geiger,Counters, Geiger-Mueller,Counters, Radiation,Detection, Nuclear Track,Dosimetries, Radiation,Geiger Counters,Geiger Mueller Counter Tube,Geiger Mueller Counters,Geiger Mueller Probe,Geiger Mueller Tube,Geiger-Mueller Counter Tubes,Geiger-Mueller Probes,Geiger-Mueller Tubes,Probe, Geiger-Mueller,Probes, Geiger-Mueller,Radiation Counters,Radiation Dosimetries,Tube, Geiger-Mueller,Tube, Geiger-Mueller Counter,Tubes, Geiger-Mueller,Tubes, Geiger-Mueller Counter

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