title: Providing solid angle formalism for skyshine calculations.
abstract: We detail, derive and correct the technical use of the solid angle variable identified in formal guidance that relates skyshine calculations to dose-equivalent rate. We further recommend it for use with all National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) and similar reports documented. In general, for beams of identical width which have different resulting areas, within ± 1.0 % maximum deviation the analytical pyramidal solution is 1.27 times greater than a misapplied analytical conical solution through all field sizes up to 40 × 40 cm². Therefore, we recommend determining the exact results with the analytical pyramidal solution for square beams and the analytical conical solution for circular beams.
authors.affiliation: Tri-State Regional Cancer Center, Medical Physics Section, Ashland, KY, USA. MGossman@TSRCC.com
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gossman
authors.forename: A Jussi
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pahikkala
authors.forename: Mary B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rising
authors.forename: Patton H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: McGinley
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011874:Radiometry; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage