Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Measuring the photon depth dose distribution produced by a medical linear accelerator in a water-equivalent radio-fluorogenic gel. |
| Authors: |
Sandwall, Peter1 pasandwall@gmail.com, Spitz, Henry2, Elson, Howard3, Lamba, Michael3, Connick, William4, Fenichel, Henry5 |
| Source: |
Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry. Mar2016, Vol. 307 Issue 3, p2505-2508. 4p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs. |
| Subjects: |
Photon emission, Radiation dosimetry, Carboxylic acids, Water chemistry, Linear accelerators in medicine, Colloids |
| Abstract: |
The present work describes use of a water-equivalent radio-fluorogenic gel dosimeter for measurement of a depth dose distribution from a medical linear accelerator. Relative depth dose distributions for a 6 MV photon beam were measured with a novel radio-fluorogenic gel comprised of aqueous gelatin and coumarin-3-carboxylic acid. Agreement was within 3 % of published values in most areas of electronic equilibrium. Results support continued development of radio-fluorogenic gel dosimetry systems for quality assurance of clinical photon beams. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Engineering Source |
