Reference radiochromic film dosimetry: review of technical aspects

S Devic, N Tomic, D Lewis - Physica Medica, 2016 - Elsevier
For decades, film was used as a powerful two-dimensional (2D) dosimetry tool for
radiotherapy treatment verification and quality assurance. Unlike the old silver-halide based …

Radiochromic film dosimetry: past, present, and future

S Devic - Physica medica, 2011 - Elsevier
In radiation therapy, an accurate dose determination and a precise dose delivery to the
tumour are directly associated with better treatment outcomes in terms of higher tumour …

Report of AAPM task group 235 radiochromic film dosimetry: an update to TG‐55

A Niroomand‐Rad, ST Chiu‐Tsao, MP Grams… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The use of radiochromic film (RCF) dosimetry in radiation therapy is extensive due to its high
level of achievable accuracy for a wide range of dose values and its suitability under a …

An efficient protocol for radiochromic film dosimetry combining calibration and measurement in a single scan

D Lewis, A Micke, X Yu, MF Chan - Medical physics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Radiochromic film provides dose measurement at high spatial resolution, but often
is not preferred for routine evaluation of patient‐specific intensity modulated radiation …

Energy dependence and dose response of Gafchromic EBT2 film over a wide range of photon, electron, and proton beam energies

B Arjomandy, R Tailor, A Anand, N Sahoo… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Since the Gafchromic film EBT has been recently replaced by the newer model
EBT2, its characterization, especially energy dependence, has become critically important …

Recommendations for clinical electron beam dosimetry: supplement to the recommendations of Task Group 25

BJ Gerbi, JA Antolak, FC Deibel, DS Followill… - Medical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The goal of Task Group 25 (TG‐25) of the Radiation Therapy Committee of the American
Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) was to provide a methodology and set of …

Optimizing the dynamic range extension of a radiochromic film dosimetry system

S Devic, N Tomic, CG Soares, EB Podgorsak - Medical physics, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The authors present a radiochromic film dosimetry protocol for a multicolor channel
radiochromic film dosimetry system consisting of the external beam therapy (EBT) model …

Linearization of dose–response curve of the radiochromic film dosimetry system

S Devic, N Tomic, S Aldelaijan, F DeBlois… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Despite numerous advantages of radiochromic film dosimeter (high spatial
resolution, near tissue equivalence, low energy dependence) to measure a relative dose …

EBT2 film as a depth‐dose measurement tool for radiotherapy beams over a wide range of energies and modalities

B Arjomandy, R Tailor, L Zhao, S Devic - Medical physics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: One of the fundamental parameters used for dose calculation is percentage depth‐
dose, generally measured employing ionization chambers. There are situations where use …

GafChromic® EBT3 films for patient specific IMRT QA using a multichannel approach

L Marrazzo, M Zani, S Pallotta, C Arilli, M Casati… - Physica medica, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate EBT3 for pre-treatment patient specific quality assurance (QA). The
method we propose combines the experience gained in our center with the guidelines of the …