Experimental verification of EGSnrc Monte Carlo calculated ion chamber response in low energy photon beams

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Borg ◽  
I. Kawrakow ◽  
D.W.O. Rogers ◽  
J.P. Seuntjens
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Experimental Verification ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Photon Beams ◽  
Energy Photon ◽  
Ion Chamber

Interface dosimetry: measurements and Monte Carlo simulations of low-energy photon beams

2001 ◽  
Vol 61 (3-6) ◽  
pp. 593-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indra J. Das ◽  
Alireza Kassaee ◽  
Frank Verhaegen ◽  
Vadim P. Moskvin
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulations ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Photon Beams ◽  
Energy Photon

Monte Carlo dosimetric evaluation of high energy vs low energy photon beams in low density tissues

2006 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miltiadis F. Tsiakalos ◽  
Sotirios Stathakis ◽  
George A. Plataniotis ◽  
Constantin Kappas ◽  
Kiki Theodorou
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Photon Beams ◽  
Energy Photon

Advanced kernel methods vs. Monte Carlo-based dose calculation for high energy photon beams

2009 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 645-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Fotina ◽  
Peter Winkler ◽  
Thomas Künzler ◽  
Jochen Reiterer ◽  
Isabell Simmat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Kernel Methods ◽  
Dose Calculation ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Photon ◽  
Photon Beams ◽  
Energy Photon

scholarly journals The effect of SSD, Field size, Energy and Detector type for Relative Output Factor measurement in small photon beams as compared with Monte Carlo simulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
Itumeleng Setilo ◽  
Oluwaseyi Michael Oderinde ◽  
Freek Cp du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Field Size ◽  
Photon Beams ◽  
Output Measurement ◽  
Voxel Size ◽  
Output Factor ◽  
Ion Chamber ◽  
Small Fields ◽  
Mc Simulation

Abstract Introduction: Small fields photon dosimetry is associated with many problems. Using the right detector for measurement plays a fundamental role. This study investigated the measurement of relative output for small photon fields with different detectors. It was investigated for three-photon beam energies at SSDs of 90, 95, 100 and 110 cm. As a benchmark, the Monte Carlo simulation was done to calculate the relative output of these small photon beams for the dose in water. Materials and Methods: 6, 10 and 15 MV beams were delivered from a Synergy LINAC equipped with an Agility 160 multileaf collimator (MLC). A CC01 ion chamber, EFD-3G diode, PTW60019 microdiamond, EBT2 radiochromic film, and EDR2 radiographic film were used to measure the relative output of the linac. Measurements were taken in water for the CC01 ion chamber, EFD-3G diode, and the PTW60019. Films were measured in water equivalent RW3 phantom slabs. Measurements were made for 1 × 1, 2 × 2, 3 × 3, 4 × 4, 5 × 5 and a reference field of 10 × 10 cm2. Field sizes were defined at 100cm SSD. Relative output factors were also compared with Monte Carlo (MC) simulation of the LINAC and a water phantom model. The influence of voxel size was also investigated for relative output measurement. Results and Discussion: The relative output factor (ROF) increased with energy for all fields large enough to have lateral electronic equilibrium (LEE). This relation broke down as the field sizes decreased due to the onset of lateral electronic disequilibrium (LED). The high-density detector, PTW60019 gave the highest ROF for the different energies, with the less dense CC01 giving the lowest ROFs. Conclusion: These are results compared to MC simulation, higher density detectors give higher ROF values. Relative to water, the ROF measured with the air-chamber remained virtually unchanged. The ROFs, as measured in this study showed little variation due to increased SSDs. The effect of voxel size for the Monte Carlo calculations in water does not lead to significant ROF variation over the small fields studied.

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