FILM DOSIMETRY OF CLINICAL ELECTRON-BEAMS

被引:29
作者
VANBATTUM, LJ
HUIZENGA, H
机构
[1] Dr Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, 3075 EA Rotterdam
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS | 1990年 / 18卷 / 01期
关键词
Electron beams; Film dosimetry;
D O I
10.1016/0360-3016(90)90269-P
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Film dosimetry is used widely to obtain relative dose distributions of clinical electron beams in phantoms. Nevertheless, measurement results obtained with film dosimetry may lack precision and reliability. In this paper well defined and reproducible methods in film dosimetry are discussed. By application of these methods, film dosimetry appears to be adequate in measuring relative dose distributions of clinically applied electron beams, with an accuracy of 1% to 2% of the dose maximum, in water and plastics as well as in heterogeneously composed material. © 1990.
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页码:69 / 76
页数:8
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