Linear Accelerator (LINAC)
- Schematic LINAC drawing
- Schematic LINAC Treatment Head drawing
Beam Limiting Devices (Collimators)

Linear Accelerator (LINAC)

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Schematic LINAC drawing

Taken from: IAEA Training Material on Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy: Part 5 External Beam Radiotherapy Lecture 2 (cont.): Equipment and safe design, 2000 (?) Original Source

Schematic LINAC Treatment Head drawing

Taken from: IAEA Training Material on Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy: Part 5 External Beam Radiotherapy Lecture 2 (cont.): Equipment and safe design 2000 (?)

Beam Limiting Devices (Collimators)

Beam Limiting Devices in DICOM are identical to the more RT-like term “Collimators”. See drawing of LINAC treatment Head above. In DICOM there can be either assymetric/symmetric “jaw pairs” or multileaf (multi-element) jaw pairs; both either in either in IEC X or Y direction.

: Photos of multi-leaf collimators

Linear Accelerator (LINAC)

Schematic LINAC drawing

Schematic LINAC Treatment Head drawing

Beam Limiting Devices (Collimators)

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