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primary photons

primary charged

particles

deposited

primary energy

Bremsstrahlung and

annihilation photons

charged particles from

Bremsstrahlung and

annihilation photons

scattered primary

photons

charged particles from

scattered prim. photons

deposited scatter

energy

Bremsstrahlung and

annihilation energy

deposited

energy deposited by

contaminant electrons

secondary photons

(head scatter)

secondary charged particles

scattered secondary

photons

charged particles from

scattered sec. photons

deposited scatter

energy

Bremsstrahlung and

annihilation energy

deposited

deposited

secondary energy

Bremsstrahlung and

annihilation photons

charged particles from

Bremsstrahlung and

annihilation photons

contaminant electrons

Photons from

Target

air

primary collimator,

flattening filter

,

leaves&jaws

charged particle

kinetic energy

photon radiant

energy

deposited energy

Contaminant

electron dose

Primary dose

Direct beam

phantom scatter dose

Head scatter

dose

deposited

pri ary energy

deposited scatter

energy

Bre sstrahlung and

annihilation energy

deposited

energy deposited by

conta inant electrons

deposited scatter

energy

Bre sstrahlung and

annihilation energy

deposited

deposited

secondary energy

adapted from Ahnesjö

and Aspradikis 1999

(PMB 44(11))