Dosimetry tools and techniques for IMRT

DA Low, JM Moran, JF Dempsey, L Dong… - Medical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) poses a number of challenges for properly
measuring commissioning data and quality assurance (QA) radiation dose distributions. This …

Report of AAPM task group 235 radiochromic film dosimetry: an update to TG‐55

A Niroomand‐Rad, ST Chiu‐Tsao, MP Grams… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The use of radiochromic film (RCF) dosimetry in radiation therapy is extensive due to its high
level of achievable accuracy for a wide range of dose values and its suitability under a …

Evaluation of the uncertainty in an EBT3 film dosimetry system utilizing net optical density

EYL Marroquin, JA Herrera Gonzalez… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Radiochromic film has become an important tool to verify dose distributions for intensity‐
modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and quality assurance (QA) procedures. A new radiochromic …

Evaluation of Gafchromic® EBT3 films characteristics in therapy photon, electron and proton beams

J Sorriaux, A Kacperek, S Rossomme, JA Lee… - Physica Medica, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the uncertainties and characteristics of radiochromic film-based
dosimetry system using the EBT3 model Gafchromic® film in therapy photon, electron and …

Energy dependence and dose response of Gafchromic EBT2 film over a wide range of photon, electron, and proton beam energies

B Arjomandy, R Tailor, A Anand, N Sahoo… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Since the Gafchromic film EBT has been recently replaced by the newer model
EBT2, its characterization, especially energy dependence, has become critically important …

A comprehensive study of the Gafchromic EBT2 radiochromic film. A comparison with EBT

C Andres, A Del Castillo, R Tortosa, D Alonso… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Radiochromic film has become an important tool to assess complex dose
distributions. In particular, EBT was accepted by the scientific community as a reference two …

Accurate dosimetry with GafChromic™ EBT film of a photon beam in water: what level is achievable?

LJ Van Battum, D Hoffmans, H Piersma… - Medical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This paper focuses on the accuracy, in absolute dose measurements, with GafChromic™
EBT film achievable in water for a photon beam up to a dose of. Motivation is to get an …

[HTML][HTML] Energy dependence of the new Gafchromic EBT3 film: dose response curves for 50 kV, 6 and 15 MV X-ray beams

G Massillon-JL, ST Chiu-Tsao, I Domingo-Munoz… - 2012 - scirp.org
Purpose: To study and compare the dose response curves of the new GafChromic EBT3 film
for megavoltage and kilovoltage x-ray beams, with different spatial resolutions. Methods …

Dosimetric characterization of GafChromic EBT film and its implication on film dosimetry quality assurance

M Fuss, E Sturtewagen, C De Wagter… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
The suitability of radiochromic EBT film was studied for high-precision clinical quality
assurance (QA) by identifying the dose response for a wide range of irradiation parameters …

Important considerations for radiochromic film dosimetry with flatbed CCD scanners and EBT film

BD Lynch, J Kozelka, MK Ranade, JG Li… - Medical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we present three significant artifacts that have the potential to negatively impact
the accuracy and precision of film dosimetry measurements made using EBT radiochromic …