Dosimetry of ionising radiation in modern radiation oncology

T Kron, J Lehmann, PB Greer - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Dosimetry of ionising radiation is a well-established and mature branch of physical sciences
with many applications in medicine and biology. In particular radiotherapy relies on …

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 …

Novel multi jet fusion 3D‐printed patient immobilization for radiation therapy

JL Robar, B Kammerzell, K Hulick… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Thermoplastic immobilizers are used routinely in radiation therapy to achieve
positioning accuracy. These devices are variable in quality as they are dependent on the …

Analysis of the EBT3 Gafchromic film irradiated with 6 MV photons and 6 MeV electrons using reflective mode scanners

N Farah, Z Francis, M Abboud - Physica Medica, 2014 - Elsevier
We explore in our study the effects of electrons and X-rays irradiations on the newest version
of the Gafchromic EBT3 film. Experiments are performed using the Varian “TrueBeam 1.6” …

Skin DVHs predict cutaneous toxicity in Head and Neck Cancer patients treated with Tomotherapy

M Mori, GM Cattaneo, I Dell'Oca, S Foti, R Calandrino… - Physica Medica, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To explore the association between planning skin dose-volume data and acute
cutaneous toxicity after Radio–chemotherapy for Head and Neck (HN) cancer patients …

A novel approach to predict acute radiation dermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer using a model based on Bayesian probability

K Hamada, T Fujibuchi, H Arakawa, Y Yokoyama… - Physica Medica, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose In this study, we aimed to establish a method for predicting the probability of each
acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) grade during the head and neck Volumetric Modulated Arc …

Dosimetric comparison of helical tomotherapy, volumetric-modulated arc therapy, and intensity-modulated proton therapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp

T Mizuno, N Tomita, T Takaoka… - … in Cancer Research …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: We compared radiotherapy plans among helical tomotherapy (HT), volumetric-
modulated arc therapy (VMAT), and intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) for …

Dosimetric comparison of three different treatment modalities for total scalp irradiation: the conventional lateral photon–electron technique, helical tomotherapy, and …

JH Song, JY Jung, HW Park, GW Lee… - Journal of radiation …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to compare lateral photon–electron (LPE), helical tomotherapy
(HT), and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans for total scalp irradiation. We …

A Helical tomotherapy as a robust low‐dose treatment alternative for total skin irradiation

A Haraldsson, J Engleson, SÅJ Bäck… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mycosis fungoides is a disease with manifestation of the skin that has traditionally been
treated with electron therapy. In this paper, we present a method of treating the entire skin …

Superficial dose evaluation of four dose calculation algorithms

Y Cao, X Yang, Z Yang, X Qiu, Z Lv, M Lei, G Liu… - Radiation Physics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Accurate superficial dose calculation is of major importance because of the skin toxicity in
radiotherapy, especially within the initial 2 mm depth being considered more clinically …