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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 4.
Published in final edited form as: Phys Med Biol. 2012 Oct 12;57(21):10.1088/0031-9155/57/21/7147. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/21/7147

Table II.

Average ± standard deviation and maximum relative differences between measurements obtained using the 3-point plastic scintillation detector and those obtained using the ion chamber for 100 MUs irradiations.

Relative difference (%)
Scintillating element Average ± SD Max.
BCF-60
 Profile (depth = 10 cm) 2.1 ± 1.4 4.2 ± 0.7
 Profile (depth = 5 cm) 2.0 ± 1.5 3.8 ± 0.5
 Depth-dose 1.3 ± 1.4 4.6 ± 2.2
 45-degree wedge 3.9 ± 2.4 7.9 ± 3.7
BCF-12
 Profile (depth = 10 cm) 1.6 ± 1.1 3.9 ± 0.4
 Profile (depth = 5 cm) 1.7 ± 1.3 2.6 ± 2.8
 Depth-dose 1.1 ± 0.5 2.0 ± 0.5
 45-degree wedge 2.1 ± 1.1 4.1 ± 2.1
BCF-10
 Profile (depth = 10 cm) 0.3 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.4
 Profile (depth = 5 cm) 0.2 ± 0.3 0.6 ± 0.2
 Depth-dose 0.2 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.2
 45-degree wedge 0.6 ± 0.3 1.3 ± 0.6