Dosimetric evaluation of breast radiotherapy treatments using magnetic valve expansion prostheses
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2022 This work intends to verify the influence on the dose distribution that the expansive prosthesis (SILIMED/470), containing a magnetic valve, generates in postoperative radiotherapy treatments of patients who underwent mastectomy.
Jéssica Caroline Lizar +3 more
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Comparison of established and emerging biodosimetry assays [PDF]
, 2013 Rapid biodosimetry tools are required to assist with triage in the case of a large-scale radiation incident. Here, we aimed to determine the dose-assessment accuracy of the well-established dicentric chromosome assay (DCA) and cytokinesis-block ...
Abend, M +33 more
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Evaluation of a single-scan protocol for radiochromic film dosimetry. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med Phys, 2015 The purpose of this study was to evaluate a single‐scan protocol using Gafchromic EBT3 film (EBT3) by comparing it with the commonly used 24‐hr measurement protocol for radiochromic film dosimetry.
Shimohigashi Y +6 more
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Radiology and Oncology, 2017 Fast and easily repeatable methods for commissioning procedures for brachytherapy (BT) treatment planning systems (TPS) are needed. Radiochromic film dosimetry with gamma analysis is widely used in external beam quality assurance (QA) procedures and ...
Zwierzchowski Grzegorz +2 more
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Small field dosimetry for the small animal radiotherapy research platform (SARRP)
Radiation Oncology, 2017 Background Preclinical radiation biology has become increasingly sophisticated due to the implementation of advanced small animal image guided radiation platforms into laboratory investigation.
Mihaela Ghita +11 more
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Review on Nonoccupational Personal Solar UV Exposure Measurements [PDF]
, 2018 Solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation follows people during their whole life. Exposure to UV radiation is vital but holds serious risks, too. The quantification of human UV exposure is a complex issue.
Schmalwieser, Alois W. +1 more
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Validation and clinical implementation of an accurate Monte Carlo code for pencil beam scanning proton therapy. [PDF]
, 2018 Monte Carlo (MC)-based dose calculations are generally superior to analytical dose calculations (ADC) in modeling the dose distribution for proton pencil beam scanning (PBS) treatments.
Ainsley, Christopher +7 more
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On multichannel film dosimetry with channel-independent perturbations [PDF]
Medical Physics, 2013 11 pages, 2 ...
A. Strojnik +4 more
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Study on a New Label Dosimeter for Radiation Processing
Journal of Isotopes, 2016 In order to monitor the absorbed dose of goods in 60Co γ-rays and electron beams, a new label dosimeter had been developed for dose measurements. The label dosimeter had a multilayer structure, and the core of which was a layer of radiochromic film.
CAI Zhan-fan +3 more
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Applicator Attenuation Effect on Dose Calculations of Esophageal High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy Using EDR2 Film [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2012 Introduction Interaluminal brachytherapy is one of the important methods of esophageal cancer treatment. The effect of applicator attenuation is not considered in dose calculation method released by AAPM-TG43. In this study, the effect of High-Dose Rate (
Seyed Mohsen Hosseini Daghigh +6 more
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