Investigation of radiation dose around C-arm fluoroscopy and relevant cancer risk to operating room staff

M Robatjazi, A Dareyni, HR Baghani… - Radiation and …, 2022 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate the ambient dose equivalent around a C-arm device during
spinal surgeries and determine the optimum locations for the surgeon and staff to keep …

Acceptance, commissioning and clinical use of the WOmed T-200 kilovoltage X-ray therapy unit

MM Aspradakis, P Zucchetti - The British Journal of Radiology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The objective of this work was to characterize the performance of the WOmed T-
200-kilovoltage (kV) therapy machine. Methods: Mechanical functionality, radiation leakage …

Evaluation and clinical implementation of in vivo dosimetry for kV radiotherapy using radiochromic film and micro-silica bead thermoluminescent detectors

AL Palmer, SM Jafari, I Mone, S Muscat - Physica Medica, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose kV radiotherapy treatment calculations are based on flat, homogenous, full-scatter
reference conditions. However, clinical treatments often include surface irregularities and …

An Internet of Things app for monitor unit calculation in superficial and orthovoltage skin therapy

J Pearse, JCL Chow - IOP SciNotes, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Purpose: We developed an app for Internet of Things (IoT) device such as smartphone or
tablet to calculate the monitor unit in superficial and orthovoltage skin therapy. The app can …

Role of in vivo dosimetry with radiochromic films for dose verification during cutaneous radiation therapy

HW Liu, J Gräfe, R Khan, I Olivotto, JEV Barajas - Radiation Oncology, 2015 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the role of in vivo dosimetry with radiochromic films for dose verification
in cutaneous radiation therapy (RT). Methods Five patients with 8 cutaneous or sub …

Assessing the deviation from the inverse square law for orthovoltage beams with closed-ended applicators Part II: 30 cm FSD applicators

J Gräfe - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2024 - Elsevier
Dose falls-off faster than the inverse square law (ISL) for orthovoltage beams with closed-
ended applicators. This work investigates the discrepancy for 30 cm FSD applicators. When …

The potential impact of ultrathin filter design on dosimetry and relative biological effectiveness in modern image-guided small animal irradiators

Y Poirier, CD Johnstone, C Kirkby - The British Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Modern image-guided small animal irradiators like the Xstrahl Small Animal
Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) are designed with ultrathin 0.15 mm Cu filters, which …

Potential errors in relative dose measurements in kilovoltage photon beams due to polarity effects in plane-parallel ionisation chambers

S Dowdell, M Tyler, J McNamara, K Sloan… - Physics in Medicine …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Plane-parallel ionisation chambers are regularly used to conduct relative dosimetry
measurements for therapeutic kilovoltage beams during commissioning and routine quality …

Radiation therapy for deep periocular cancer treatments when protons are unavailable: is combining electrons and orthovoltage therapy beneficial?

K Martell, Y Poirier, T Zhang, A Hudson… - Journal of radiation …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Deep periocular cancers can be difficult to plan and treat with radiation, given the difficulties
in apposing bolus to skin, and the proximity to the retina and other optic structures. We …

The assessment of the clinical impact of using a single set of radiotherapy planning data for two kilovoltage therapy units

I Peters, V Nelson, S Deshpande, A Walker… - … Engineering Sciences in …, 2024 - Springer
Kilovoltage therapy units are used for superficial radiotherapy treatment delivery. Peer
reviewed studies for MV linear accelerators describe tolerances to dosimetrically match …