Dosimetry of small static fields used in external photon beam radiotherapy: Summary of TRS-483, the IAEA-AAPM international Code of Practice for reference and relative dose determination.

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A joint IAEA/AAPM international working group has developed a Code of Practice (CoP) for the dosimetry of small static fields used in external megavoltage photon beam radiotherapy, published by the IAEA as TRS-483. This summary paper introduces and outlines the main aspects of the CoP.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Med Phys

Title: Medical physics

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 2473-4209

ISSN (Print): 0094-2405

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2018

Volume: 45

Issue: 11

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[1 ] Medical Radiation Science, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK.

[2 ] Department of Medical Physics, EBG MedAustron GmbH, A-2700, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

[3 ] Department of Medical Physics and Nuclear Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden.

[4 ] Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA.

[5 ] Medical Physics Unit, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 0G4, Canada.

[6 ] Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, A-1400, Vienna, Austria.

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DOI: 10.1002/mp.13208

PubMed ID: 30247757

SO-VID: e578d557-deb3-42c7-b465-d44f5c8f3b63

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Keywords: Code of Practice,machine-specific reference field,external photon beams,TRS-483,small-field dosimetry

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Keywords: Code of Practice, machine-specific reference field, external photon beams, TRS-483, small-field dosimetry

Dosimetry of small static fields used in external photon beam radiotherapy: Summary of TRS-483, the IAEA-AAPM international Code of Practice for reference and relative dose determination.

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