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In vivo dosimetry with thermoluminescent dosimeters in external photon beam radiotherapy
Fecha
2010Registro en:
APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES, v.68, n.4/Mai, p.760-762, 2010
0969-8043
10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.09.039
Autor
COSTA, Alessandro M.
BARBI, Gustavo L.
BERTUCCI, Edenyse C.
FERREIRA, Heberton
SANSAVINO, Simone Z.
COLENCI, Beatriz
CALDAS, Linda V. E.
Institución
Resumen
The ultimate check of the actual dose delivered to a patient in radiotherapy can only be achieved by using in vivo dosimetry. This work reports a pilot study to test the applicability of a thermoluminescent dosimetric system for performing in vivo entrance dose measurements in external photon beam radiotherapy. The measurements demonstrated the value of thermoluminescent dosimetry as a treatment verification method and its applicability as a part of a quality assurance program in radiotherapy. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.