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. 2008 Jul-Sep;33(3):114–118. doi: 10.4103/0971-6203.42757

Table 1.

Comparison of percentage depth dose parameters for 6-MV photon beam

Field size (cm×cm) Field defining method Percentage depth dose (%) Depth of 80% dose (mm) Quality index

Dmax D-0 D-100 D-200 (Ql)
Jaw only 16 46.97 63.29 34.81 61.22 0.6344
5×5 MLC only 16 46.98 63.39 34.66 60.12 0.6302
Jaw+MLC 16 44.41 63.68 35 60.97 0.6341
Jaw only 16 50.84 67.1 38.52 65.86 0.6664
10×10 MLC only 16 51.37 67.04 38.62 65.65 0.6693
Jaw+MLC 18 48.94 66.94 38.5 66.19 0.668
Jaw only 16 59.02 70.3 42.76 71.67 0.7115
20×20 MLC only 16 60.41 69.65 42.82 69.37 0.7201
Jaw+MLC 17 57.33 69.95 42.85 72.1 0.7172
Jaw only 14 65.4 71.05 44.8 73.08 0.7402
30×30 MLC only 12 66.68 71.32 44.72 74.68 0.7357
Jaw+MLC 16 63.8 71.26 44.78 73.7 0.7374