Electron fluence perturbation by gap-shaped and by cylindrical gas-filled ionization chambers with axes normal to the beam

Abstract

Abstract For electron beam absorbed dose measurements using gas-ionization chamber, a perturbation correction factor has been defined to correct for the disturbance of the fluence. For a gap-shaped cavity, a revised perturbation factor is derived. The range of validity of the calculations is extended over that of a previous study. The direct calculations for cylindrical cavities are very difficult. Instead, the form of the cylinder is approximated by a square parallelepiped. Comparison with Monte Carlo calculations showed good agreement.