Title :
Application of gafchromic film in clinical QA of IMRT
Author :
Huang, J.C. ; Urrutia, T. ; Lauritano, J. ; Katz, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiat. Oncology, Winthrop-Univ. Hosp., Long Island, NY, USA
Abstract :
MD-55 GAF film was used for the point dose measurement. The results were compared with the measurement from the ion chamber. The data demonstrated good agreement which shows the merit of using the GAF film in the QA procedure of IMRT
Keywords :
dosimetry; quality control; radiation therapy; IMRT; clinical QA; gafchromic film application; point dose measurement; radiotherapy dosimetry; Annealing; Biological materials; Calibration; Chemical processes; Dosimetry; Imaging phantoms; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical sensors; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900707
