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The application of multiple scattering theory to therapeutic electron dosimetry
Author(s) -
Jette David,
Pagnamenta Antonio,
Lanzl Lawrence H.,
Rozenfeld Martin
Publication year - 1983
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 - 10.1118/1.595235
Subject(s) - dosimetry , formalism (music) , electron , scattering , physics , electron scattering , isotropy , computational physics , optics , medical physics , quantum mechanics , nuclear medicine , medicine , art , visual arts , musical
Fermi–Eyges multiple scattering theory for electrons is explained, and a general three‐dimensional formalism is developed for its application to problems of therapeutic electron dosimetry. The formalism is illustrated by a number of elementary examples: a rectangular beam, an isotropic point source, and a scanning line source.