Commissioning Measurements of Flattening Filter and Flattening Filter Free Photon Beams Using a TrueBeam Stx® Linear Accelerator

Commissioning Measurements of Flattening Filter and Flattening Filter Free Photon Beams Using a TrueBeam Stx® Linear Accelerator

Introduction: TrueBeam STx® latest generation linear accelerators (linacs) were installed at Sheikh Khalifa International University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco, this study aimed to present and analyse the dosimetric characteristics obtained during the commissioning. Material and Methods: Dosimetri...

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Main Authors:	Kamal SAIDI, Redouane EL BAYDAOUI, Hanae EL GOUACH, Mohamed Reda MESRADI
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:	Iranian Journal of Medical Physics
Subjects:	algorithm eclipse radiosurgery truebeam
Online Access:	https://ijmp.mums.ac.ir/article_14278_68eec9a57c04dbdce54906cb092f977a.pdf

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