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Table 3. Attenuation coefficients and effective energy.
Beeswax
Linear
attenuation
coefficient μ
Mass
attenuation
coefficient μ/ρ
Effective
energy
6 MV Eeff
Type cm–1 cm2/g MeV
A 0.0489 ± 0.0010 0.0520 ± 0.0003 1.93 ± 0.02
B 0.0479 ± 0.0054 0.0520 ± 0.0005 1.94 ± 0.03
C 0.0471 ± 0.0031 0.0510 ± 0.0002 1.89 ± 0.03
4. Conclusion
The analysis model proposed in this work is efficient and
confirms that beeswaxes represents an excellent option
for a base tissue substitute in external radiotherapy with
megavoltage photon beams. The model presented here is
convenient, and show than beeswaxes can dramatically
reduce the costs of products related to this type of appli-
cation. The major advantage of beeswax is its intrinsic
attenuation properties, which do not require significant
chemical correction.
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