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Relative Value at the depth of maximum dose in Solid Water® vs. thickness of MATRIX Thermo-shield
Attenuation characteristics of a new compensator material:
Thermo-Shield for high energy electron and photon beams
Bhudatt R. Paliwal,a) Stephen Rommelfanger, and Rupak K. Das
Med. Phys. 25 (4), April 1998 pp.484-487
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The authors conclude that thermoshield is a desirable material for use in clinical radiation therapy as a compensator or shielding material for photon beams. For electrons Thermoshield acts as a good shielding material. The authors describe a new highly attenuating thermoplastic with extremely desirable physical and radiation shielding properties.