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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
Kosunen and Rogers [Med. Phys. 20, 1181-1188 (1993)] presented a linear equation relating the Spencer-Attix water/air stopping power ratio to %dd(10)x, the photon component of the percentage depth-dose at 10 cm depth for a 10x10 cm2 field on the surface of a phantom at SSD=100 cm. This relationship has been used to calculate extensive tables of kQ factors for use with dosimetry protocols based on absorbed-dose calibration factors. Unfortunately, the original paper contained an error which has recently been assessed (Yang et al.). The present paper presents a corrected form of this relationship, viz.: (L/p)water(air)=1.275-0.00231[%dd(10)x] which is based on corrected values of %dd(10)x. It is shown that despite changes of up to 2% in calculated values of %dd(10)x, the net effect on calculated values of kQ is less than 0.2%.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0094-2405
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
538-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Corrected relationship between %dd(10)x and stopping-power ratios.
pubmed:affiliation
Ionizing Radiation Standards, Institute for National Measurement Standards, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.