Novel approach for the Monte Carlo calculation of free-air chamber correction factors Ghent University
A self-consistent approach for the Monte Carlo calculation of free-air chamber (FAC) correction factors needed to convert the chamber reading into the quantity air-kerma at the point of measurement is introduced, and its implementation in the new EGSnrc user code egs_fac is discussed. To validate the method, comparisons between computed and measured FAC correction factors for attenuation A(x), scatter (A(scat)), and electron loss (A(eloss)) are ...