Published August 11, 2008
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Journal article
Dosimetric Verification and Validation of Conformal and IMRT Treatments Fields with an Ionization Chamber 2D-Array
- 1. Hospital Medica Sur, Puente de Piedra no 150 Col. Toriello Guerra, Mexico, D. F., C.P. 14050 (Mexico)
Description
A three-dimensional treatment planning system requires comparisons of calculated and measured dose distributions. It is necessary to confirm by means of patient specific QA that the dose distributions are correctly calculated, and that the patient data is correctly transferred to and delivered by the treatment machine. We used an analysis software for bi-dimensional dosimetric verification of conformal treatment and IMRT fields using as objective criterion the gamma index. An ionization chamber bi-dimensional array was used for absolute dose measurement in the complete field area
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2979274;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 1032
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 222-224
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 10. Mexican symposium on medical physics
- Dates
- 17-19 Mar 2008
- Place
- Mexico City (Mexico)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40028743
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DOSES; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA DETECTION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PATIENTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIOTHERAPY
- Descriptors DEC
- BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CONTROL; DETECTION; EVALUATION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics