Published August 2010 | Version v1
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Small photon beam measurements using radiochromic film and Monte Carlo simulations in a water phantom

Creators

  • 1. Laboratorio de Fisica Medica and Unidad de Radioneurocirugia, Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, Mexico City (Mexico)
  • 2. Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City (Mexico)
  • 3. Unidad de Radioneurocirugia, Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, Mexico City (Mexico)

Description

This work reports the use of both GafChromic EBT film immersed in a water phantom and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations for small photon beam stereotactic radiosurgery dosimetry. Circularly collimated photon beams with diameters in the 4-20 mm range of a dedicated 6 MV linear accelerator (Novalis (registered) , BrainLAB, Germany) were used to perform off-axis ratios, tissue maximum ratios and total scatter factors measurements, and MC simulations. GafChromic EBT film data show an excellent agreement with MC results (<2.7%) for all measured quantities.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2010.03.016

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.radonc.2010.03.016;
PII
S0167-8140(10)00179-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiotherapy and Oncology
Journal Volume
96
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 250-253
ISSN
0167-8140
CODEN
RAONDT

INIS

Country of Publication
Ireland
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42030786
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS; PHOTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY; WATER
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BEAMS; CALCULATION METHODS; DOSIMETRY; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MEDICINE; MOCKUP; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOLOGY; SIMULATION; STRUCTURAL MODELS; THERAPY

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