Characteristics of 2.5  MV beam and imaging dose to patients.

CONCLUSION: We provide dosimetric data, as well as estimates of organ imaging doses, for this 2.5 MV beam. When clinical default imaging protocols are used, the imaging dose from the 2.5 MV beam is about 50% of that from a 6 MV beam. The information can be used to select image procedures and to estimate organ dose from imaging procedures.
PMID: 29031610 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - October 11, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Ding GX, Munro P Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research