DocumentCode
2857648
Title
Neutron measurements for intensity modulated radiation therapy
Author
Ipe, N.E. ; Roesler, S. ; Jiang, S.B. ; Ma, C.-M.
Author_Institution
Radiat. Phys. Dept., Stanford Linear Accel. Center, Menlo Park, CA, USA
Volume
4
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
3234
Abstract
The beam-on time for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is increased significantly compared with conventional radiotherapy treatments. Further, the presence of beam modulation devices may potentially affect neutron production. Therefore, neutron measurements were performed for 15 MV photon beams on a Varian Clinac accelerator to determine the impact of IMRT on neutron dose equivalent to the patient
Keywords
dosimetry; linear accelerators; neutron detection; radiation therapy; 15 MV; Varian Clinac accelerator; intensity modulated radiation therapy; neutron dose equivalent; neutron measurements; neutron production; Biomedical applications of radiation; Detectors; Gold; Intensity modulation; Neutrons; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Particle beams; Performance evaluation; Production;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6465-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.901592
Filename
901592
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