Precise film dosimetry for stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy quality assurance using Gafchromic™ EBT3 films

N Wen, S Lu, J Kim, Y Qin, Y Huang, B Zhao, C Liu… - Radiation …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the dosimetric uncertainty associated with
Gafchromic™(EBT3) films and establish a practical and efficient film dosimetry protocol for …

Dosimetric verification of stereotactic radiosurgery/stereotactic radiotherapy dose distributions using Gafchromic EBT3

D Cusumano, ML Fumagalli, M Marchetti, L Fariselli… - Medical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aim of this study is to examine the feasibility of using the new Gafchromic EBT3 film in a high-
dose stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy quality assurance procedure. Owing to the …

Characterization of the gafchromic EBT3 films for dose distribution measurements in stereotactic radiotherapy

C Huet, C Moignier, J Fontaine, I Clairand - Radiation measurements, 2014 - Elsevier
Radiochromic film dosimetry is a promising technique, but at this time there are some
artefacts, including non-uniformity, energy dependence and scanner artefacts. Accurate …

Evaluation of commercial devices for patient specific QA of stereotactic radiotherapy plans

S James, A Al‐Basheer, E Elder, C Huh… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) methods have become common for the treatment of small
tumors in various parts of the body. Small field dosimetry has a unique set of challenges …

Comparison of Gafchromic EBT2 and EBT3 for patient‐specific quality assurance: cranial stereotactic radiosurgery using volumetric modulated arc therapy with …

C Fiandra, M Fusella, FR Giglioli, AR Filippi… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Patient‐specific quality assurance in volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
brain stereotactic radiosurgery raises specific issues on dosimetric procedures, mainly …

Analysis of Gafchromic EBT3 film calibration irradiated with gamma rays from different systems: Gamma Knife and Cobalt-60 unit

M Najafi, G Geraily, A Shirazi, M Esfahani, J Teimouri - Medical dosimetry, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, Gafchromic films are used as an advanced instrument for dosimetry systems.
The EBT3 films are a new generation of Gafchromic films. Our main interest is to compare …

Evaluation of Gafchromic EBT-XD film, with comparison to EBT3 film, and application in high dose radiotherapy verification

AL Palmer, A Dimitriadis, A Nisbet… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
There is renewed interest in film dosimetry for the verification of dose delivery of complex
treatments, particularly small fields, compared to treatment planning system calculations. A …

Calibrating page sized Gafchromic EBT3 films

W Crijns, F Maes, UA Van Der Heide… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The purpose is the development of a novel calibration method for dosimetry with
Gafchromic EBT3 films. The method should be applicable for pretreatment verification of …

Dosimetric characterization of GafChromic EBT film and its implication on film dosimetry quality assurance

M Fuss, E Sturtewagen, C De Wagter… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
The suitability of radiochromic EBT film was studied for high-precision clinical quality
assurance (QA) by identifying the dose response for a wide range of irradiation parameters …

Application of Gafchromic EBT2 film for intraoperative radiation therapy quality assurance

M Robatjazi, SR Mahdavi, A Takavr, HR Baghani - Physica Medica, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) using electron beam is commonly done by
mobile dedicated linacs that have a variable range of electron energies. This paper focuses …