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Depth-dose curve

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The variation of absorbed dose with depth for a specified beam, geometry and medium. A megavoltage photon beam has a secondary-electron buildup region followed by gradual dose reduction. A nearly monoenergetic proton beam instead exhibits a Bragg peak near the end of its range.

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