Forth, L;
Speller, R;
Moss, R;
(2017)
The Importance of Accurate X-ray Energy Spectra for Modelling Dose Deposition with Monte Carlo Techniques.
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Proceedings of 2017 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC).
IEEE: Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Abstract
X-ray Spectra are generated for a tungsten target X-ray source operating at 120 kVp for dose prediction purposes. Disparity is found between the analytical, Monte Carlo and spectroscopic method. It is shown through Thermoluminescent Dosimeter (TLD) dose measurement that the spectroscopic method is most representative of the X-ray source spectrum in use. Effects of such disparity is considered in the context of clinical radiography through human simulation. A similar disparity is also observed in a related Molybdenum target source.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | The Importance of Accurate X-ray Energy Spectra for Modelling Dose Deposition with Monte Carlo Techniques |
| Event: | IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC) / 24th International Symposium on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detectors |
| Location: | Atlanta, GA |
| Dates: | 21 October 2017 - 28 October 2017 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5386-2282-7 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1109/NSSMIC.2017.8533113 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2017.8533113 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10067901 |
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