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Factor-based dose calculations basic dosimetric quantities

Phantom scatter factor, S p

(

)

(

)

ref D zs D

;

zs D

;

total

total

ref

(

)

(

)

ref zs

;

; z s D

( )

primary

total

ref

ref

=

sS =

(

)

(

)

p

D

ref zs

;

( primary D z s D ref

;

primary

total

ref

) ref z s

(

) ref z s

;

D

;

ref

primary

ref

( ) s

( ) s

( ) s

D

K

=

s: field size

primary

p

p

if s = collimator setting c at the plane of the isocentre

( ) cS cS ( )

( ) ( ) ref p

( ) ( ) ref p c c

   

   

S

cK

( )

cp

cp

S cS

=

=

p

cp

( ) c

cK

   

)    

p

p

p

c

S

(

c

c

p

ref

dose to collision kerma ratio

 1 under lateral CPE

AAPM TG 74 report, Med Phys 36 (11), 2009

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