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Characterization of a p (66)Be(49) neutron therapy beam II: Skin‐sparing and dose transition effects
Author(s) -
Awschalom M.,
Rosenberg I.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.594915
Subject(s) - dosimetry , nuclear medicine , beam (structure) , neutron , neutron radiation , materials science , dose rate , characterization (materials science) , optics , medical physics , physics , medicine , nuclear physics
Results of buildup measurements in A‐150 tissue equivalent plastic are presented for a p (66) Be(49) neutron beam. These measurements were taken in air and behind various materials to answer questions about skin‐sparing, bolussing materials, recovery of skin‐sparing, and dosimetry in small radiobiological samples. The depth for D max for this beam is 1.6 g cm −2 . An algorithm is also presented that reproduces the measured dose buildup curves.