2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.01.040
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Neutron production from flattening filter free high energy medical linac: A Monte Carlo study

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“…12 Qualitatively, this is consistent with previous experimental and Monte Carlo studies at various photon beam energies for various linac models. 10,[12][13][14] The closest point of reference to the present investigation was an abstract published in 2015 by Sawkey and Svatos who simulated the neutron fluence produced by the 10 MV FFF and 10 MV beams of a Varian TrueBeam over a 70 cm radius sphere centered on the linac head. 13 They measured an FF-ratio in neutron fluence per MU of 0.58, which agrees well with our results tabulated in Table I. Corresponding to the lower neutron fluence for the 10 MV FFF beam, a reduction in neutron ambient dose equivalent of 31%-38% was observed at the patient-relevant locations A and B.…”
Section: A Photoneutron Yield Per Mu For the 10 MV And 10 Mv Fff Bmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…12 Qualitatively, this is consistent with previous experimental and Monte Carlo studies at various photon beam energies for various linac models. 10,[12][13][14] The closest point of reference to the present investigation was an abstract published in 2015 by Sawkey and Svatos who simulated the neutron fluence produced by the 10 MV FFF and 10 MV beams of a Varian TrueBeam over a 70 cm radius sphere centered on the linac head. 13 They measured an FF-ratio in neutron fluence per MU of 0.58, which agrees well with our results tabulated in Table I. Corresponding to the lower neutron fluence for the 10 MV FFF beam, a reduction in neutron ambient dose equivalent of 31%-38% was observed at the patient-relevant locations A and B.…”
Section: A Photoneutron Yield Per Mu For the 10 MV And 10 Mv Fff Bmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is consistent with findings in the literature at 10, 15, and 18 MV for measurement locations outside of the treatment field. 12,14…”
Section: B the Effect Of Measurement Location On Photoneutron Yielmentioning
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“…Recently several studies simulated effects of using multileaf collimators instead of a flattening filters to shape the photon beam in medical Linacs (Cashmore, 2008;Kry et al, 2007b;Kry et al, 2010;Mesbahi, 2009;Mesbahi et al, 2007;Najem et al, 2015;Titt et al, 2006). Najem et al, 2015, studied the effect of flattening filter removal on neutron fluence inside the treatment room at different photon beam energies in a Varian Clinac using the FLUKA MC code. The authors conducted separate simulations, with and without the FF, using the same plan settings.…”
Section: Monte Carlo Simulations Of Medical Linacsmentioning
confidence: 99%