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The British Journal of Radiology, Vol 48, Issue 573 749-754, Copyright © 1975 by British Institute of Radiology

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A widely applicable method for computing dose distributions from external megavoltage beams

RL Thomas and JL Haybittle

A method of computing megavoltage dose distributions using an empirical mathematical model is described. The dose at a point in a medium is calculated as the product of a central axis percentage depth dose, a crossplot factor and a wedge factor. For a given set of conditions (i.e. type of machine, source-skin distance and wedge) 16 parameters are required to calculate the values of the three factors and hence the dose at any point. These parameters can be obtained from a relatively small number of experimental measurements. Dose distributions from a variety of different treatment machines have been computed by the method, and some comparisons of the calculated and measured doses have been made using "Goodness of Fit" score values. These show that the use of the method as a basis for computer treatment planning should be clinically acceptable.




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