depth dose


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depth dose

the dose of radiation at a distance beneath the surface, including secondary radiation or scatter, in proportion to the dose at the surface.

depth dose

Etymology: AS, diop + Gk, dosis, giving
(in radiotherapy) the relationship between the dose at any depth from a beam of radiation and the dose at the entrance from that beam.

depth dose

(depth dōs)
Radiation dose at a distance beneath the surface, including secondary radiation or scatter, in proportion to the dose at the surface.

depth dose

The actual amount of radiation exposure at a specific point below the surface of the body.
See also: dose
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Using a solid water phantom, appropriate detectors and a scanning system [7, 15, 16, 17, 18] a complete set of dosimetric data in air and in solid water phantom (percent depth doses and profiles) for a kilovoltage x- rays was acquired.
Radiation Dose Distribution Measurements of Kilo-Voltage Photons Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence Detectors (OSLs) in Radiological Procedures
Analytical approach for depth dose calculations (60 Co beams with fixed source-target distance).
Statistical analysis and verification of the percentage depth dose calculation based on the tissue maximum ratio in external beam radiotherapy
Though, measurements of percentage depth dose (PDD) could be exaggerated by factors, which are not commonly taken into account.
Percentage discrepancies assessment between measured and calculated behaviour of percent depth dose in external beam radiotherapy

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