O'Shea et al., 2010 - Google Patents
Monte Carlo commissioning of clinical electron beams using large field measurementsO'Shea et al., 2010
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- O'Shea T
- Sawkey D
- Foley M
- Faddegon B
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- Physics in Medicine & Biology
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Monte Carlo simulation can accurately calculate electron fluence at the patient surface and the resultant dose deposition if the initial source electron beam and linear accelerator treatment head geometry parameters are well characterized. A recent approach used large …
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