Reference dosimetry in MRI-linacs: evaluation of available protocols and data to establish a Code of Practice

J De Pooter, I Billas, L de Prez, S Duane… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
With the rapid increase in clinical treatments with MRI-linacs, a consistent, harmonized and
sustainable ground for reference dosimetry in MRI-linacs is needed. Specific for reference …

Current best estimates of beam quality correction factors for reference dosimetry of clinical proton beams

H Palmans, A Lourenço, J Medin… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Current best estimates of beam quality correction factors for reference dosimetry of clinical
proton beams - IOPscience This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you agree to …

Traceable reference dosimetry in MRI guided radiotherapy using alanine: calibration and magnetic field correction factors of ionisation chambers

I Billas, H Bouchard, U Oelfke… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiotherapy (RT)(MRIgRT) falls outside the
scope of existing high energy photon therapy dosimetry protocols, because those protocols …

Monte Carlo calculation of beam quality correction factors in proton beams using FLUKA

KS Baumann, L Derksen, M Witt, JM Burg… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Purpose. To provide Monte Carlo calculated beam quality correction factors (k Q) for
monoenergetic proton beams using the Monte Carlo code fluka. Materials and methods. The …

Monte Carlo simulated beam quality and perturbation correction factors for ionization chambers in monoenergetic proton beams

J Kretschmer, A Dulkys, L Brodbek, TS Stelljes… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Beam quality correction factors provided in current codes of practice for proton
beams are approximated using the water‐to‐air mass stopping power ratio and by assuming …

ACPSEM position paper: dosimetry for magnetic resonance imaging linear accelerators

J Begg, U Jelen, Z Moutrie, C Oliver, L Holloway… - … Engineering Sciences in …, 2023 - Springer
Consistency and clear guidelines on dosimetry are essential for accurate and precise
dosimetry, to ensure the best patient outcomes and to allow direct dose comparison across …

End‐to‐end verification of an MR‐Linac using a dynamic motion phantom

X Liu, C Li, J Zhu, G Gong, H Sun, X Li, M Sun… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose MR‐Linac integrates an MRI scanner and a linear accelerator to provide adaptive
radiation treatment. Superior tissue contrast and real‐time imaging can give the clinicians …

[HTML][HTML] Monte Carlo calculated ionization chamber correction factors in clinical proton beams–deriving uncertainties from published data

KS Baumann, C Gomà, J Wulff, J Kretschmer, K Zink - Physica Medica, 2023 - Elsevier
For the update of the IAEA TRS-398 Code of Practice (CoP), global ionization chamber
factors (f Q) and beam quality correction factors (k Q) for air-filled ionization chambers in …

Direct determination of for cylindrical ionization chambers in a 6 MV 0.35 T MR-linac

A Krauss, CK Spindeldreier… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
To ensure accurate reference dosimetry with ionization chambers in magnetic resonance
linear accelerators (MR-linacs), the influence of the magnetic field on the response of the …

Water calorimetry-based k Q factors for Farmer-type ionization chambers in the SOBP of a carbon-ion beam

KM Holm, O Jäkel, A Krauss - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The dosimetry of carbon-ion beams based on calibrated ionization chambers (ICs) still
shows a significantly higher uncertainty compared to high-energy photon beams, a fact …