Table I.
Range and Bragg peak width of a 148.2 MeV proton beam in water, determined using the in‐house developed water phantom (MR phantom) with and without magnetic fields, a commercial water phantom (reference), and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations.
Energy (MeV) | Measurement | Field strength (T) | (mm) | (mm) |
---|---|---|---|---|
148.2 | MR phantom | 0 | 150.2 | 4.1 |
1 | 149.4 | 4.1 | ||
Monte Carlo | 0 | 150.2 | 4.2 | |
1 | 149.5 | 4.2 | ||
Reference | 0 | 150.2 | 4.2 |