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The study suggests an algorithm for estimating the depth dose distribution in the material irradiated with an accelerated electron beam, based on the absorbed dose distribution data in the reference material, such as aluminum or water. It was shown that a margin of error in the measured absorbed dose distributions as well as the choice of the materials have an impact on the accuracy of reconstruction of the dose distributions in the materials.
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The research was carried out with the support of the Interdisciplinary Scientific and Educational School of Moscow University “Photonic and Quantum Technologies. Digital Medicine”.
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Bliznyuk, U.A., Borshchegovskaya, P.Y., Zolotov, S.A. et al. Reconstruction of Depth Dose Distributions in Materials Created by Electron Beam. Phys. Part. Nuclei 54, 575–580 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063779623040081
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