The EGSnrc simulation code DOSRZnrc was used to calculate the absorbed dose conversion factor of Al
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dosimeter in MeV photon or electron beams in a water phantom.Simulations were done for a cylindrical geometry dosimeter (diameter 4.0 mm and height 1.0 mm) and the dosimeter was at the centre of the water phantom at different depths.The results reveal that the absorbed dose conversion factor is dependent on both energy of incident beams and depth of the dosimeter in the phantom
and there is an insensitive region where the absorbed dose conversion factor changes slightly.This allows the use of averaged dose conversion factor for the region-specific dosimeter depths and beam energies.