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Table 3 Flatness and symmetry for 6MV beam field size 10 × 10cm2, measured at three different depth 5 cm, 10 and 20 cm. (reproduced with permission from MedEuropa)

From: Dosimetric characteristics of 6MV flattening filter free and flattened beams among beam-matched linacs: a three-institutional study

Parameters

Depth (mm)

Ref.

Measured data

Deviation from reference (%)

Linac 1

Linac 2

Linac 3

Linac 1

Linac 2

Linac 3

Flatness

50

102.36

102.38

102.33

102.47

0.02

-0.03

0.11

100

104.16

104.28

104.25

104.22

0.12

0.09

0.06

200

105.91

106.10

105.93

106.06

0.17

0.02

0.14

Symmetry

50

100.00

100.36

100.26

100.53

0.36

0.26

0.53

100

100.00

100.42

100.31

100.50

0.42

0.31

0.50

200

100.01

100.46

100.43

100.48

0.46

0.42

0.47