Table III.
Field‐size specific beam parameters for open fields.
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0.10 | 0.057 | 0.057 | 0.057 | 0.057 | 0.057 | |||||
0.20 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | |||||
0.30 | 0.137 | 0.137 | 0.137 | 0.137 | 0.137 | |||||
0.40 | 0.169 | 0.169 | 0.169 | 0.169 | 0.169 | |||||
0.50 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.196 | |||||
0.60 | 0.219 | 0.219 | 0.219 | 0.219 | 0.219 | |||||
0.80 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | |||||
1.00 | 0.273 | 0.273 | 0.273 | 0.273 | 0.273 | |||||
1.25 | 0.283 | 0.283 | 0.283 | 0.283 | 0.283 | |||||
1.50 | 0.281 | 0.281 | 0.281 | 0.281 | 0.281 | |||||
2.00 | 0.251 | 0.251 | 0.251 | 0.251 | 0.251 | |||||
3.00 | 0.157 | 0.157 | 0.157 | 0.157 | 0.157 | |||||
4.00 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | |||||
5.00 | 0.030 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | |||||
6.00 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 | |||||
8.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||||
Incidence fluence | ||||||||||
Incident fluence increase/cm | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.013 | 0.011 | |||||
Incidence fluence cone radius (cm) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |||||
X (perpendicular to gantry axis) (cm) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||
Y (parallel to gantry axis) (cm) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||
Gaussian height (cm) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |||||
Gaussian width (cm) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||||
Jaw transmission | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | |||||
Modifiers | ||||||||||
Modifier scatter factor | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||||
Electron contamination | ||||||||||
Maximum depth (cm) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||||
Surface dose (dose/fluence) | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | |||||
Depth coefficient (1/cm) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |||||
Off‐axis coefficient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
SF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
(dose/fluence) | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | |||||
(dose/fluence) | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | |||||
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0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | |||||
Spectral factors | ||||||||||
Off‐axis softening factor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Modeling geometry | ||||||||||
Fluence grid resolution (cm) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | |||||
Phantom size—lateral (cm) | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 60.00 | 70.00 | |||||
Phantom size—depth (cm) | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |