Publications by authors named "Makoto Takigami"

Background: Although flattening filter free (FFF) beams are commonly used in clinical treatment, the accuracy of dose measurements in FFF beams has been questioned. Higher dose per pulse (DPP) such as FFF beams from a linear accelerator may cause problems in dose profile measurements using an ionization chamber due to the change of the charge collection efficiency. Ionization chambers are commonly used for percent depth dose (PDD) measurements.

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In dynamic multi-leaf collimator (MLC) intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), the accuracy of delivered dose is influenced by the positional accuracy of the moving MLC. In order to assess the accuracy of the delivered dose during dynamic MLC IMRT, the delivered dose error in dynamic MLC IMRT using the MLC speed control with dose rate change was investigated. Sweeping gap sequence irradiation was performed with constant MLC leaf speed at 0.

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