Ultra‐high dose rate dosimetry: challenges and opportunities for FLASH radiation therapy

F Romano, C Bailat, PG Jorge, MLF Lerch… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The clinical translation of FLASH radiotherapy (RT) requires challenges related to dosimetry
and beam monitoring of ultra‐high dose rate (UHDR) beams to be addressed. Detectors …

Clinical utility of Gafchromic film in an MRI-guided linear accelerator

I Xhaferllari, JP Kim, R Liyanage, C Liu, D Du… - Radiation …, 2021 - Springer
Background The purpose of this study is to comprehensively evaluate the suitability of
Gafchromic EBT3 and EBT-XD film for dosimetric quality assurance in 0.35 T MR-guided …

Monte Carlo simulations of EBT3 film dose deposition for percentage depth dose (PDD) curve evaluation

SM Robinson, N Esplen, D Wells… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose To use Monte Carlo (MC) calculations to evaluate the effects of Gafchromic
EBT3 film orientation on percentage depth dose (PDD) curves. Methods Dose deposition in …

Dosimetric feasibility of brain stereotactic radiosurgery with a 0.35 T MRI‐guided linac and comparison vs a C‐arm‐mounted linac

JM Slagowski, G Redler, MJ Malin, J Cammin… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose MRI is the gold‐standard imaging modality for brain tumor diagnosis and
delineation. The purpose of this work was to investigate the feasibility of performing brain …

MR compatible detectors assessment for a 0.35 T MR-linac commissioning

M Chea, M Croisé, C Huet, C Bassinet… - Radiation …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To assess a large panel of MR compatible detectors on the full range of
measurements required for a 0.35 T MR-linac commissioning by using a specific statistical …

Alanine/electron spin resonance dosimetry for FLASH radiotherapy

R Gu, J Wang, P Wang, X Mao, B Lin, W Tan… - Radiation Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to systematically study and analyse the dose calibration and
measurement of the alanine/electron spin resonance dosimetry system in FLASH …

Filmless quality assurance of a Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™

B Maraghechi, T Kim, TJ Mitchell… - Journal of applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The annual quality assurance (QA) of Leksell Gamma Knife®(LGK) systems are
typically performed using films. Film is a good candidate for small field dosimetry due to its …

Response characterization of radiochromic OC‐1 films in photon, electron, and proton beams

Q Chen, X Zhao, J Setianegara, Y Hao, T Zhao… - Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Radiochromic film (RCF) dosimeters with their high spatial resolution and tissue
equivalent properties are conveniently used for two‐dimensional and small‐field dosimetry …

Systematic characterization of new EBT4 radiochromic films in clinical x-ray beams

R Khan, R Rahimi, J Fan, KL Chen - Biomedical Physics & …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. We aim to characterize kinetics of radiation-induced optical density in newly
released EBT4 radiochromic films exposed to clinical x-rays. Several film models and …

Spectroscopic analysis of irradiated radiochromic EBT-XD films in proton and photon beams

A Darafsheh, T Zhao, R Khan - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The response of Gafchromic TM EBT-XD films to proton irradiation using a Mevion S250 TM
proton therapy system is studied in this work. Film samples from different batches were …