On the capabilities of conventional x‐ray tubes to deliver ultra‐high (FLASH) dose rates

M Bazalova‐Carter, N Esplen - Medical physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose By means of Monte Carlo (MC) simulations and indirect measurements, we have
evaluated the maximum dose rates achievable with conventional x‐ray tubes and related …

Heterogeneous multiscale Monte Carlo simulations for gold nanoparticle radiosensitization

MP Martinov, RM Thomson - Medical physics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To introduce the heterogeneous multiscale (Het MS) model for Monte Carlo
simulations of gold nanoparticle dose‐enhanced radiation therapy (GNPT), a model …

An investigation into the INTRABEAM miniature x‐ray source dosimetry using ionization chamber and radiochromic film measurements

PGF Watson, H Bekerat… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Intraoperative radiotherapy using The INTRABEAM System (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG,
Jena, Germany), a miniature low‐energy x‐ray source, has proven to be an effective …

Determination of absorbed dose to water from a miniature kilovoltage x-ray source using a parallel-plate ionization chamber

PGF Watson, M Popovic… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Electronic brachytherapy sources are widely accepted as alternatives to radionuclide-based
systems. Yet, formal dosimetry standards for these devices to independently complement the …

Dose‐rate considerations for the INTRABEAM electronic brachytherapy system: report from the American association of physicists in medicine task group no. 292

WS Culberson, SD Davis, G Gwe‐Ya Kim… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this report is to provide detailed guidance on the dosimetry of the
INTRABEAM®(Carl Zeiss Medical AG, Jena, Germany) electronic brachytherapy (eBT) …

A model for the emission of K and L x rays from an x-ray tube

A Omar, P Andreo, G Poludniowski - … in Physics Research Section B: Beam …, 2018 - Elsevier
An analytical model for the prediction of thick-target characteristic x-ray emission has been
developed and validated for several commonly used x-ray tube target materials. The model …

Evaluation of dosimetry formalisms in intraoperative radiation therapy of glioblastoma

DSA Alvarez, PGF Watson, M Popovic, VJ Heng… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose The intraoperative radiotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme
(INTRAGO) clinical trial assesses survival in patients with glioblastoma treated with …

Monte Carlo calculation of beam quality correction factors for PTW cylindrical ionization chambers in photon beams

V Giménez-Alventosa, V Giménez… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The beam quality correction factor k Q for megavoltage photon beams has been calculated
for eight PTW (Freiburg, Germany) ionization chambers (Farmer chambers PTW30010 …

Monte Carlo calculation of the relative TG-43 dosimetry parameters for the INTRABEAM electronic brachytherapy source

DSA Alvarez, PGF Watson, M Popovic… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The INTRABEAM system (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany) is an electronic
brachytherapy (eBT) device designed for intraoperative radiotherapy applications. To date …

Monte Carlo calculation of the TG-43 dosimetry parameters for the INTRABEAM source with spherical applicators

DSA Alvarez, PGF Watson, M Popovic… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective: The relative TG-43 dosimetry parameters of the INTRABEAM (Carl Zeiss Meditec
AG, Jena, Germany) bare probe were recently reported by Ayala Alvarez et al (2020 Phys …