• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.69-73
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• 2003

In this study, we measured shielding block correction factors for irregular fields and compared them with published data for the square blocked field. We devised a methods to measure the factors at an arbitrary depth in phantom. The measurements were performed for 12 shielding blocks used in radiation therapy. The measured correction factors for irregular blocked fields were consistent within $\pm$0.5% with those of the square blocked fields. Our results show that the shielding block correction factors for the typical square blocked fields can be used in clinical dose calculations for irregular blocked fields. However, for small fields, we suggest that verification be done by measurement.

• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.133-140
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• 2001

The dose calculations for blocked fields were studied. The shielding block correction factors(K$_{b}$) as a function of collimator and blocked field size(r$_{c}$ and r$_{b}$) were measured. A simplified $K_{b}$ as a function of $A_{r}$ (the A/P ratio of r$_{b}$ to r$_{c}$) was determined by measured data and a fitting function for $K_{b}$ was obtained. We found that the corrections of $K_{b}$ for blocked fields in MU(monitor units) calculations need not take into account in common case of $A_{r}$ \ulcorner1 but the errors will be 3.5% in particular case such as $A_{r}$ = 0.5. These results imply that the shielding block correction for blocked fields in clinical dose calculations must be considered.