Published 2007 | Version v1
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Caracterizacion dosimetrica del equipo de Terapia Superficial Therapax del Hospital Mexico

  • 1. Hospital Mexico, Servicio de Radioterapia, San Jose (Costa Rica)
  • 2. Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima (Peru)
  • 3. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasitas, Lima (Peru)
  • 4. Hospital Mexico, Servicio de Radioterapia, San Jose (CR)
  • 5. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima (PE)
  • 6. Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima (PE)

Description

The Servicio de Radioterapia of the Hospital Mexico in San Jose, Costa Rica has a Superficial Therapy equipment Therapax model DXT 300. It describes the measurements for the dosimetric characterization of the configurations 100 kVp, 25 mA and filter of 2.4 mm of Al, and 250 kVp, 10 mA and filter of 2.5 mm of Cu, taking into account that the uncertainties in the measurements of the superficial therapy equipment are higher than in the rank of the megavoltage

Availability note (English)

Available from Biblioteca Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Costa Rica

Abstract (Spanish)

El Servicio de Radioterapia del Hospital Mexico de San Jose, Costa Rica cuenta con un equipo de Terapia Superficial Therapax modelo DXT 300. Se describen las mediciones realizadas para la caracterizacion dosimetrica de las configuraciones 100 kVp, 25 mA y filtro de 2.4 mm de Al, y 250 kVp, 10 mA y filtro de 2.5 mm de Cu, teniendo en cuenta que las incertidumbres en las mediciones de los equipos de terapia superficial son mas elevadas que en el rango del megavoltage

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
Dosimetric characterization of the Superficial Therapy equipment Therapax of the Hospital Mexico

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
8 p.

INIS

Country of Publication
Costa Rica
Country of Input or Organization
Costa Rica
INIS RN
38065715
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DOSIMETRY; EPITHELIOMAS; FORMATION DAMAGE; HOSPITALS; IRRADIATION; MEASURING METHODS; NUMERICAL DATA; RADIOTHERAPY
Descriptors DEC
BUILDINGS; CARCINOMAS; DATA; DISEASES; EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIOLOGY; SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; THERAPY

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Notes
Also available on diskette; Figs., tabs., refs.