Doran, S. J. (2009) The history and principles of chemical dosimetry for 3-D radiation fields: Gels, polymers and plastics. APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES, 67 (3). pp. 393-398. ISSN 0969-8043

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Abstract

Over recent decades, modern protocols of external beam radiotherapy have been developed that involve very steep dose gradients and are thus extremely sensitive to errors in treatment delivery. A recent credentialling study by the Radiological Physics Center at the MD Anderson Cancer Center (Texas, USA) has noted potentially significant inaccuracies in test treatments at a variety of institutions 3-D radiation. dosimetry (often referred to as "gel dosimetry") may have an important role in commissioning new treatment protocols, to help prevent this type of error. This article discusses the various techniques of 3-D radiation dosimetry, with a focus on the types of radiosensitive samples used and on the optical computed tomography readout technique. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Authors (ICR Faculty only):	Doran, Simon
All Authors:	Doran, S. J.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Radiotherapy; IMRT; 3-D dosimetry; Gel dosimetry; Optical CT; PRESAGE; Laser scanner OPTICAL PROJECTION TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; XYLENOL ORANGE; CT APPARATUS; SCANNER; RESOLUTION; PAG
Research teams:	ICR divisions > Radiotherapy and Imaging > Magnetic Resonance
Depositing User:	Users 10 not found.
Date Deposited:	27 Mar 2009 10:16
Last Modified:	10 Feb 2010 11:51
URI:	http://publications.icr.ac.uk/id/eprint/7731

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