title: Characteristics of 60Co gamma-ray SPR (scatter-primary ratio), SF (scatter factor), beta (dose-kerma ratio), and dmax (depth of maximum dose).
abstract: For 60Co gamma-rays, using zero-area tissue-maximum ratio (TMR) and revised scatter-maximum ratio (SMR) data, we investigate how the scatter-primary ratio (SPR), the scatter factor (SF), and the dose-kerma ratio (beta) change with field size and depth. We also investigate how the depth of maximum absorbed dose (dmax) changes with field size in three ways: the first uses zero-area primary plus scatter absorbed dose data, the second uses integrated primary absorbed dose data, and the third uses integrated primary plus scatter absorbed dose data. The investigated characteristics are also compared with reported ones.
authors.affiliation: School of Allied Medical Sciences, Hirosaki University, 66 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002138:Calibration / Q000592:standards; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005720:Gamma Rays; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D038622:Internationality; D018499:Linear Energy Transfer; D008954:Models, Biological; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012015:Reference Standards; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes