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Development of a high-precision xyz-measuring table for the determination of the 3D dose rate distributions of brachytherapy sources.
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Physics in Medicine & Biology . 11/21/2012, Vol. 57 Issue 22, p421-429. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- An xyz-measuring table with a modular design has been developed for the determination of the individual 3D dose rate distributions of different brachytherapy sources requiring a high spatial resolution and reproducibility. The instrumental setup consists of a plastic scintillator detector system and the xyz-measuring table for guiding the detector across the radioactive sources. For this purpose, a micro positioning system with piezo inertial drives is chosen, providing a step width of 450 nm. To ensure a high reproducibility and accuracy better than 1 μm, an exposed linear encoder controls the positioning. The successful operation of the xyz-measuring table is exemplarily shown by measurements of dose profiles of two brachytherapy sources, an ophthalmic plaque and a radioactive seed. The setup allows a fully automated quality assurance of ophthalmic plaques and radioactive seeds under clinical conditions and can be extended to other (brachytherapy) sources of similar dimensions [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00319155
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 22
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 83407880
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/57/22/N421