Advances in kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry

R Hill, B Healy, L Holloway, Z Kuncic… - Physics in Medicine …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
This topical review provides an up-to-date overview of the theoretical and practical aspects
of therapeutic kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry. Kilovoltage x-ray beams have the property …

Present state and issues in IORT physics

FW Hensley - Radiation Oncology, 2017 - Springer
Literature was reviewed to assess the physical aspects governing the present and emerging
technologies used in intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT). Three major technologies were …

Improving the energy response of external beam therapy (EBT) GafChromicTM dosimetry films at low energies (≤100 keV)

H Bekerat, S Devic, F DeBlois, K Singh… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Purpose of this work is to investigate the effects of varying the active layer
composition of external beam therapy (EBT) GafChromicTM films on the energy …

Investigation of energy dependence of EBT and EBT‐2 Gafchromic film

P Lindsay, A Rink, M Ruschin, D Jaffray - Medical physics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to quantify the extent of energy dependence of
Gafchromic film to x‐ray energies ranging in quality from 105 kVp to 6 MV, and relate this …

Quality assurance and independent dosimetry for an intraoperative x‐ray device

DJ Eaton - Medical physics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Quality assurance is an essential component of accurate and safe radiotherapy
delivery, and should include measurements which are independent of manufacturer …

In vivo dosimetry with radiochromic films in low‐voltage intraoperative radiotherapy of the breast

M Avanzo, A Rink, A Dassie, S Massarut… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: EBT2 radiochromic films were studied and used forin vivo dosimetry in targeted
intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT), a technique in which the Intrabeam system (Carl …

An investigation into the INTRABEAM miniature x‐ray source dosimetry using ionization chamber and radiochromic film measurements

PGF Watson, H Bekerat… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Intraoperative radiotherapy using The INTRABEAM System (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG,
Jena, Germany), a miniature low‐energy x‐ray source, has proven to be an effective …

Dosimetry measurements with an intra-operative x-ray device

DJ Eaton, S Duck - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The INTRABEAM 50 kV x-ray device can be used for intra-operative partial breast
irradiation. Spherical applicators are added to the source probe to deliver a radially …

Contact radiotherapy using a 50 kV X-ray system: Evaluation of relative dose distribution with the Monte Carlo code PENELOPE and comparison with measurements

O Croce, S Hachem, E Franchisseur, S Marcie… - Radiation Physics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents a dosimetric study concerning the system named “Papillon 50” used in
the department of radiotherapy of the Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, France. The …

A novel radiotherapy approach for keloids with intrabeam

X Yang, Y Shao, W Yu, X Zhang, Y Sun… - BioMed Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Keloids are hard nodules or plaques formed by excessive proliferation of
connective tissue. Radiotherapy, widely used in various benign and malignant skin …