TABLE 1.
The full‐width half‐maximum (mm) and penumbra for 4‐mm scans shown in Figure 3; the delta column shows the difference between TMR TPS values and the measured values (Msmt). Tolerance from TG‐178 is ±1 mm of TPS values; action level is ±1.2 mm of TPS values 1
| TMR 10 TPS values | Film | Microdiamond | W2 scintillator | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collimation: 4 mm | Msmt (mm) | (mm) | Msmt (mm) | (mm) | Msmt (mm) | (mm) | ||
| FWHM | x profile | 6.16 | 6.18 (6.0) a | 0.06 | 5.97 (6.2) a | −0.19 | 6.11 | −0.05 |
| y profile | 6.16 | 6.22 (5.5) a | 0.06 | 6.30 (6.2) a | 0.14 | 6.17 | −0.10 | |
| z profile | 5.04 | 5.02 (4.9) a | −0.02 | 4.96 (5.0) a | −0.08 | 5.07 | −0.03 | |
| Penumbra | x profile | 2.82 | 2.87 (2.7) a | 0.05 | 3.04 (2.9) a | 0.22 | 2.97 | 0.15 |
| y profile | 2.82 | 3.10 (2.9) a | 0.28 | 3.02 (2.9) a | 0.20 | 2.99 | 0.17 | |
| z profile | 1.52 | 1.49 (1.5) a | −0.03 | 1.58 (1.6) a | 0.06 | 1.83 | 0.31 | |
Abbreviations: FWHM, full‐width, half‐maximum; TPS, treatment planning systems; Msmt, measured values (Msmt).
Data shown in parentheses are from Maraghechi et al.15, included for comparison.