Field size (cm2)

05 × 05

10 × 10

15 × 15

20 × 20

25 × 25

30 × 30

35 × 35

No. of Histories from original source

1010

1010

1010

1010

1010

1010

1010

Histories simulated from phase space

2.5 × 109

2.9 × 109

4 × 109

4 × 109

4.5 × 109

5 × 109

5 × 109

Calculation time (hrs)

51.39

49.1

65.03

65.03

86.5

102.92

100.7

Size (MB) of file

.3ddose

892.7

396.7

396.7

396.7

396.7

892.7

892.7

.egsdat

909.8

404.4

404.4

404.4

404.4

909.8

909.8

Accuracy in dose calculation

z = 1(surface)

1.5%

0.9%

1.3%

1.3%

1.8%

1.7%

1.8%

z = 200 (40 cm)

3.9%

3.0%

3.5%

4.2%

4.5%

5.2%

5.4%