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Spectrum corrections of raytraced collision kerma and scerma for attenuated beams (wedges)

(

)

g

1

KERMA

(

)

mod

k

Multiply cKERMA by

(

)

, depth thickness

=

PQ

(

)

1 KERMA g −

(

)

open

SCERMA

(

)

mod

Multiply SCERMA by

( SQ depth thickness k ,

)

=

SCERMA

(

)

open

Beam quality corrections for a 1.5 cm lead attenuator

1.10

i. e.

1.05

ˆ

P

P

(

)

(

)

PQ =  k

open

mod

24MV, k PQ 24MV, k SQ

1.00

k PQ, k SQ

0

0

4MV, k PQ

0.95

Where is the modulation. ˆ  ( ) ( ) SQ 0 0 ˆ mod S S k open    =  

0.90

4MV, k SQ

0

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Depth in water [cm]

40

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