Machine specific equivalent squares for two commonly employed blocked treatment fields

Med Dosim. 1989 Dec;14(4):245-9. doi: 10.1016/0958-3947(89)90004-6.

Abstract

In an attempt to find the most suitable method for determining the equivalent square for two commonly employed blocked field arrangements, a comparison of measured outputs was made for four different treatment machines. The machines varied by manufacturer, design, and energy. The fields in question were a midline-blocked field and a half-blocked field. The data obtained was used to streamline calculations made by technologists for the original treatment setting. It was further used to enhance the accuracy of computer-generated verification of the original setting. The authors recommend that each institution employing such fields consider obtaining similar data for their own treatment machines.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Radioisotope Teletherapy / instrumentation*
  • Radiometry / methods*
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Radiotherapy, High-Energy / instrumentation*
  • Technology, Radiologic*