Fricke gel-layer dosimetry in high dose-rate brachytherapy.

Authors :: Carrara M
Fallai C
Gambarini G
Negri A
Source :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine [Appl Radiat Isot] 2010 Apr-May; Vol. 68 (4-5), pp. 722-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Sep 19.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of Fricke gel-layer dosimeters for the measurement of in-phantom dose distributions produced by a ((192))Ir brachytherapy source. The doses obtained were compared to measurements performed with thermoluminescent dosimeters and treatment planning calculations. Fricke gel-layer dosimeters have proven to be a promising tool to measure three-dimensional dose distributions in high dose-rate brachytherapy.<br /> (Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Ferrous Compounds radiation effects
Gels radiation effects
Radiotherapy Dosage
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Solutions radiation effects
Thermoluminescent Dosimetry methods
Brachytherapy instrumentation
Thermoluminescent Dosimetry instrumentation

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1872-9800
Volume :: 68
Issue :: 4-5
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 19850485
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.09.036