Electron and Photon Energy Spectra Outside of 6 MV X-ray Small Radiotherapy Field Edges Produced by a Varian iX Linac

Due to the increase in the survival probability for patients treated with modern radiotherapy techniques to live enough for experimenting the late radiation effect, low dose outside the treatment volume becomes a concern. However, besides the absorbed dose, the beam quality outside the field edge sh...

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Main Authors: Nahum Xicohténcatl-Hernández, Adriana Moreno-Ramirez, Guerda Massillon-JL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2021.656922/full