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A Study on the Change in Surface Dose Caused by Electromagnetic Radiation According to the Angle of the Collimator

Journal of Magnetics, Volume 27, Number 4, 31 Dec 2022, Pages 480-484
Jeong Ho Kim (Sunlin University), Min Cheol Jeon * (Daejeon Health Institute of Technology), Man-Seok Han * (Kangwon National University)
Abstract
During radiation therapy, the mobility of the multi-leaf collimator varies according to the shape of the tumor
and the angle of the collimator. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to understand the change in surface dose
according to the collimator angle and the shape of the tumor. Using 10MV electromagnetic radiation, a treatment
plan was implemented according to the length and short axis ratio of the tumor and the collimator angle,
and the surface dose was compared with the actual measured value. As a result of the evaluation, the surface
dose increased as the length of the tumor decreased and the angle of the collimator increased. If it is necessary
to reduce the surface dose through this, the collimator angle should be applied in consideration of the short/
long ratio.
Keywords: linac; collimator angle; electromagnetic scattering; surface dose
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2022.27.4.480
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