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Learning objectives
To know how a clinical high-energy photon beam is produced.
To learn about basic photon beam characteristics, such as beam quality and
lateral distributions.
To understand how the photon beam is shaped and modulated in collimators
and wedges.
To understand how the “raw” electron beam is converted into a flat and clinically
useable electron beam through scattering foils.
To learn about electron beam collimation.
To understand the basic characteristics of a clinical electron beam.
Warsaw 2017
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