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:journal of biomedical physics and engineering
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m ghorbani medical physics department, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
z s tabatabaei medical physics department, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
a vejdani noghreiyan medical physics department, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
h vosoughi medical physics department, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran
c knaup comprehensive cancer centers of nevada, las vegas, nevada, usa
objective: the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of tissue composition on dose distribution in electron beam radiotherapy. methods : a siemens primus linear accelerator and a phantom were simulated using mcnpx monte carlo code. in a homogeneous cylindrical phantom, six types of soft tissue and three types of tissue-equivalent materials were investigated. the tissues included muscle (s...
