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  • Title: Estimation of photoneutron intensities around radiotherapy linear accelerator 23-MV photon beam.
    Author: Shweikani R, Anjak O.
    Journal: Appl Radiat Isot; 2015 May; 99():168-71. PubMed ID: 25770858.
    Abstract:
    CR-39 solid-state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs) were used to study the variations of fast neutron relative intensities around a high-energy (23MV) linear accelerator (Varian 21EX) photon beam. The variations were determined on the patient plane at 0, 50, 100, 150 and 200cm from the isocenter of the photon beam. In addition, photoneutron intensities and distributions at isocenter level with field size of 40×40cm(2) at Source Axis Distance (SAD)=100cm around 23MV photon beam were also determined. The results showed that the photoneutron intensities decreased rapidly by increasing the distance from the center of the x-ray beam towards the periphery, for the open fields.
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