Abstract:
:Routine electron beam quality assurance requires an accurate, yet practical, method of energy characterization. Subtle shifts in beam energy may be produced by the linac bending magnet assembly, and the sensitivity of a commercially available electron beam energy-monitoring device for monitoring these small energy drifts has been evaluated. The device shows an 11% change in signal for a 2 mm change in the I50 energy parameter for low energy electron beams (in the vicinity of 6 MeV) and a 2.5% change in signal for a 2 mm change in the I50 energy parameter for high energy electron beams (in the vicinity of 22 MeV). Thus the device is capable of detecting small energy shifts resulting from bending magnet drift for all clinically relevant electron beams.
journal_name
Med Physjournal_title
Medical physicsauthors
Evans MD,Moftah BA,Olivares M,Podgorsak EBdoi
10.1118/1.599033subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-07-01 00:00:00pages
1661-3issue
7eissn
0094-2405issn
2473-4209journal_volume
27pub_type
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