In beam modelling with Pinnacle RTPS, For a 6MV beam:a) What is the maximum photon energy?b)...

In beam modelling with Pinnacle RTPS,

For a 6MV beam:a) What is the maximum photon energy?b) What is the mean (roughly) photon energy?c) How does the spectrum affect the depth dose penetration?

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