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Table 4 Flatness, symmetry and average penumbra for 10 × 10cm2 reference field measured at 90 cm SSD and 10 cm depth (reproduced with permission from MedEuropa)

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

LINAC

Beam type

Unflatness and Flatness (%)

Symmetry (%)

Average penumbra (mm)

in-plane

cross-plane

in-plane

cross-plane

in-plane

cross-plane

Linac 1

6MV

103.9

104.66

100.39

100.44

6.43

7.9

6MV FFF

1.142

1.153

100.43

100.9

6.33

7.57

Linac 2

6MV

103.9

104.6

100.38

100.24

6.44

7.88

6MV FFF

1.142

1.151

100.27

100.49

6.34

7.59

Linac 3

6MV

103.82

104.62

100.51

100.49

6.45

7.77

6MV FFF

1.147

1.153

100.58

100.16

6.35

7.64