Model for calculating depth dose distributions for broad electron beams

Med Phys. 1983 Sep-Oct;10(5):582-8. doi: 10.1118/1.595329.

Abstract

Central axis electron beam depth dose distributions can be transformed by replacing dose by fluence and depth by a measure of angular dispersion. This transformation was applied to a set of broad beam central axis depth dose distributions calculated by Monte Carlo code for beams with initial energies ranging from 1 to 60 MeV in homogeneous media of water, aluminum, and copper. The resulting fluence distributions belong to a family of curves that can be parametrized by a single-valued function of initial beam energy and medium and can be used to calculate fluence distributions for accelerators. Fluence curves can be easily transformed to depth dose curves.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Models, Theoretical
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Radiotherapy Dosage*