Ústav technické a experimentální fyziky Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics

Dosimetry verification in eye brachytherapy using silicon pixelated detectors

NázevTitle
Dosimetry verification in eye brachytherapy using silicon pixelated detectorsDosimetry verification in eye brachytherapy using silicon pixelated detectors
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
M. Weaver, M. Petasecca, M.L.F. Lerch, D. Cutajar, J. Jakůbek, S. Pospíšil, A.B. Rosenfeld
DOIDOI
10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.10.008
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Radiation Measurements. 2011, 46(12), 2010-2013. ISSN 1350-4487.
RokYear
2011
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000300459400162
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-82355190121
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/11:00191791!RIV12-MSM-21670___
ProjektProject
Využití radionuklidů a ionizujícího zářeníApplication of radionuclides and ionising radiation

AbstraktAbstract

This study presents a high spatial resolution dosimetry system for quality assurance of 1-125 eye plaques. The system is based on a silicon pixelated detector and is capable of deriving 3D dose distributions. A simple design was implemented, incorporating a movable eye plaque in a small water phantom above the silicon Medipix2 detector. It is designed for obtaining 2D dose distributions at different depths in water, for subsequent 3D dose mapping. The effect of backscattering in a medium placed behind the Medipix2 to simulate surrounding tissue has been studied in terms of dose distribution. Additionally, two modes of acquisition, event counting mode and the more complex time-over-threshold mode, were compared to the TG-43 protocol for the determination of their suitability for dosimetry.

This study presents a high spatial resolution dosimetry system for quality assurance of 1-125 eye plaques. The system is based on a silicon pixelated detector and is capable of deriving 3D dose distributions. A simple design was implemented, incorporating a movable eye plaque in a small water phantom above the silicon Medipix2 detector. It is designed for obtaining 2D dose distributions at different depths in water, for subsequent 3D dose mapping. The effect of backscattering in a medium placed behind the Medipix2 to simulate surrounding tissue has been studied in terms of dose distribution. Additionally, two modes of acquisition, event counting mode and the more complex time-over-threshold mode, were compared to the TG-43 protocol for the determination of their suitability for dosimetry.