Implementation of the International Code of Practice on Dosimetry in Radiotherapy (TRS 398)

Implementation of the International Code of Practice on Dosimetry in Radiotherapy (TRS 398)
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher: IAEA
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Provides guidelines to Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratories on how to establish a standard of absorbed dose to water in a 60Co gamma ray beam, and provides guidelines on the changes that can be expected when IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 398 (TRS-398) is adopted in a hospital environment.

Implementation of the International Code of Practice on Dosimetry in Radiotherapy (TRS 398).

Implementation of the International Code of Practice on Dosimetry in Radiotherapy (TRS 398).
Author: IAEA.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2005
Genre:
ISBN:

The purpose of this report is twofold: to provide guidelines to Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratories (SSDLs) on how to establish a standard of absorbed dose to water in a Co-60 gamma ray beam and to provide guidelines to clinical physicists on the changes that can be expected when IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 398 (TRS-398) is adopted in a hospital environment in place of another code of practice based on air kerma standards. The results of measurements made with Co-60 beams, low and medium energy X ray beams, high energy photon and electron beams, and proton and heavy ion beams are.

Implementation of The International Code of Practice on Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology

Implementation of The International Code of Practice on Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical radiology
ISBN:

"This publication is supplementary to TRS 457: Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology: An International Code of Practice. It details the application of the code of practice, both in the area of standards laboratories and in clinical medical physics. New material in the areas of kerma area product (KAP) meter calibration and discussions on beam qualities appropriate for KAP meter and mammography measurements are presented. The results of diagnostic dosimetry implementation tests, along with recommendations for use of the code of practice, are discussed, including examples of CT dose calculations and of the estimation of uncertainty."--Publisher description.

Implementation of The International Code of Practice on Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology

Implementation of The International Code of Practice on Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical radiology
ISBN:

"This publication is supplementary to TRS 457: Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology: An International Code of Practice. It details the application of the code of practice, both in the area of standards laboratories and in clinical medical physics. New material in the areas of kerma area product (KAP) meter calibration and discussions on beam qualities appropriate for KAP meter and mammography measurements are presented. The results of diagnostic dosimetry implementation tests, along with recommendations for use of the code of practice, are discussed, including examples of CT dose calculations and of the estimation of uncertainty."--Publisher description.

Absorbed Dose Determination in External Beam Radiotherapy

Absorbed Dose Determination in External Beam Radiotherapy
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2000
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

This Code of Practice, which has also been endorsed by WHO, PAHO and ESTRO, fulfils the need for a systematic and internationally unified approach to the calibration of ionization chambers in terms of absorbed dose to water and to the use of these detectors in determining the absorbed dose to water for the radiation beams used in radiotherapy. It provides a methodology for the determination of absorbed dose to water in the low, medium and high energy photon beams, electron beams, proton beams and heavy ion beams used for external radiation therapy.

Absorbed Dose Determination in External Beam Radiotherapy

Absorbed Dose Determination in External Beam Radiotherapy
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-06-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789201460226

This revised edition of the IAEA TRS-398 Code of Practice fulfils the need for a systematic and internationally unified approach to the calibration of ionization chambers in terms of absorbed dose to water and to the use of these detectors in determining the absorbed dose to water for the radiation beams used in radiotherapy. It is based on new key data for radiation dosimetry published by the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU). It contains updated information on new commercially available ionization chambers and addresses the needs of professionals working with newer radiotherapy technologies

Handbook of Radiotherapy Physics

Handbook of Radiotherapy Physics
Author: Philip Mayles
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1463
Release: 2021-12-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0429510160

From the essential background physics and radiobiology to the latest imaging and treatment modalities, the updated second edition of Handbook of Radiotherapy Physics: Theory & Practice covers all aspects of the subject. In Volume 1, Part A includes the Interaction of Radiation with Matter (charged particles and photons) and the Fundamentals of Dosimetry with an extensive section on small-field physics. Part B covers Radiobiology with increased emphasis on hypofractionation. Part C describes Equipment for Imaging and Therapy including MR-guided linear accelerators. Part D on Dose Measurement includes chapters on ionisation chambers, solid-state detectors, film and gels, as well as a detailed description and explanation of Codes of Practice for Reference Dose Determination including detector correction factors in small fields. Part E describes the properties of Clinical (external) Beams. The various methods (or ‘algorithms’) for Computing Doses in Patients irradiated by photon, electron and proton beams are described in Part F with increased emphasis on Monte-Carlo-based and grid-based deterministic algorithms. In Volume 2, Part G covers all aspects of Treatment Planning including CT-, MR- and Radionuclide-based patient imaging, Intensity-Modulated Photon Beams, Electron and Proton Beams, Stereotactic and Total Body Irradiation and the use of the dosimetric and radiobiological metrics TCP and NTCP for plan evaluation and optimisation. Quality Assurance fundamentals with application to equipment and processes are covered in Part H. Radionuclides, equipment and methods for Brachytherapy and Targeted Molecular Therapy are covered in Parts I and J, respectively. Finally, Part K is devoted to Radiation Protection of the public, staff and patients. Extensive tables of Physical Constants, Photon, Electron and Proton Interaction data, and typical Photon Beam and Radionuclide data are given in Part L. Edited by recognised authorities in the field, with individual chapters written by renowned specialists, this second edition of Handbook of Radiotherapy Physics provides the essential up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge to deliver safe and effective radiotherapy. It will be of interest to clinical and research medical physicists, radiation oncologists, radiation technologists, PhD and Master’s students.