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. 2006 Feb 21;7(1):52–64. doi: 10.1120/jacmp.v7i1.2183

Table 1.

(a) The effective SSD (SSDeff) and (b) the depth of maximum dose (dm) and reference depth (dref) varied with the electron energies for the standard 10×10cm2 applicator and cutout.

(a) Applicator Size (cm) Field Size (cm) Electron Beam Energy (MeV)
6 9 12 16
6×6
6×6
68 79 80 81
5×5
61 75 78 81
4×4
48 63 71 79
4×6
56 70 75 80
10×10
10×10
83 89 87 88
6×6
76 82 82 82
5×5
65 74 79 80
4×10
61 70 76 81
15×15
15×15
87 92 95 94
6×6
75 77 82 85
5×15
71 77 84 87
20×20
15×15
93 94 94 95
6×6
73 78 81 89
5×15
73 80 82 89
25×25
15×15
94 94 94 92
6×6
73 81 85 85
5×15
74 81 85 87
(b) Electron energy (MeV)
dm(cm)
dref(cm)
4 0.70 0.63
6 1.40 1.30
9 2.15 2.06
12 2.90 2.92
16 3.20 3.88