Published January 2015 | Version v1
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Calibration of Film for Accurate Megavoltage Photon Dosimetry

Creators

  • 1. Queen's University, Department of Physics, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6 (Canada)
  • 2. Kingston Regional Cancer Centre, 25 King Street West, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 5P9 (Canada)

Description

An accurate method of converting film density to dose is presented. For films oriented parallel to the beam's central axis, calibration curves were produced at several depths using Kodak XV-2 film for cobalt-60, 4 MV, and 18 MV beams. Then the appropriate curve was employed to convert the film density to dose at a specific depth. It is hypothesized that the change in film response with depth is due to changes in the photon spectra at depth in a phantom.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0958-3947(94)90032-9

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/0958-3947(94)90032-9;
arXiv
arXiv:cond-mat/9310068v1;
PII
0958-3947(94)90032-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Medical Dosimetry
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 43-46
ISSN
0958-3947

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
48022181
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CALIBRATION; COBALT 60; FILM DOSIMETRY; PHANTOMS; PHOTON BEAMS; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSES; SPECTRA
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BOSONS; COBALT ISOTOPES; DOSES; DOSIMETRY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MOCKUP; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; STRUCTURAL MODELS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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