Monte Carlo modeling of a Novalis TX Varian 6 MV with HD-120 multileaf collimator
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Monte Carlo modeling of a Novalis TX Varian 6 MV with HD‐120 multileaf collimator
A Monte Carlo model of the Novalis Tx linear accelerator equipped with high-definition multileaf collimator (HD-120 HD-MLC) was commissioned using ionization chamber measurements in water. All measurements in water were performed using a liquid filled ionization chamber. Film measurements were made using EDR2 film in solid water. Open rectangular fields defined by the jaws or the HD-MLC were us...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1526-9914
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i5.3960