Physics and biology of ultrahigh dose-rate (FLASH) radiotherapy: a topical review

N Esplen, MS Mendonca… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Ultrahigh dose-rate radiotherapy (RT), or'FLASH'therapy, has gained significant momentum
following various in vivo studies published since 2014 which have demonstrated a reduction …

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 …

Review of technologies and procedures of clinical dosimetry for scanned ion beam radiotherapy

S Giordanengo, L Manganaro, A Vignati - Physica Medica, 2017 - Elsevier
In the last few years, the use of ions in radiation therapy is gaining interest and it is being
considered medically necessary for a growing subset of tumours. Concurrently, the …

Characteristic of EBT-XD and EBT3 radiochromic film dosimetry for photon and proton beams

S Khachonkham, R Dreindl, G Heilemann… - Physics in Medicine …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Recently, a new type of radiochromic film, the EBT-XD film, has been introduced for high
dose radiotherapy. The EBT-XD film contains the same structure as the EBT3 film but has a …

Dose–response of EBT3 radiochromic films to proton and carbon ion clinical beams

R Castriconi, M Ciocca, A Mirandola… - Physics in Medicine …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigated the dose–response of the external beam therapy 3 (EBT3) films for proton
and carbon ion clinical beams, in comparison with conventional radiotherapy beams; we …

A linear relationship for the LET-dependence of Gafchromic EBT3 film in spot-scanning proton therapy

SE Anderson, MP Grams, HWC Tseung… - Physics in Medicine …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Radiochromic film (RCF) is a valuable dosimetric tool, primarily due to its sub-millimeter
spatial resolution. For accurate proton dosimetry, the dependence of film response on linear …

Dose detectors, sensors, and their applications

S Giordanengo, H Palmans - Medical physics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This article is intended to present the different types of particle and radiation detectors
available for applications in particle therapy. Several types of detectors and sensors exist for …

Investigation of EBT2 and EBT3 films for proton dosimetry in the 4–20 MeV energy range

S Reinhardt, M Würl, C Greubel, N Humble… - Radiation and …, 2015 - Springer
Radiochromic films such as Gafchromic EBT2 or EBT3 films are widely used for dose
determination in radiation therapy because they offer a superior spatial resolution compared …

An anthropomorphic breathing phantom of the thorax for testing new motion mitigation techniques for pencil beam scanning proton therapy

RL Perrin, M Zakova, M Peroni… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Motion-induced range changes and incorrectly placed dose spots strongly affect the quality
of pencil-beam-scanned (PBS) proton therapy, especially in thoracic tumour sites, where …

Calibration of GafChromic EBT3 for absorbed dose measurements in 5 MeV proton beam and 60Co γ‐rays

M Vadrucci, G Esposito, C Ronsivalle… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To study EBT3 GafChromic film in low‐energy protons, and for comparison
purposes, in a reference 60Co beam in order to use it as a calibrated dosimetry system in …