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A protocol for accurate radiochromic film dosimetry using Radiochromic.com Cover

A protocol for accurate radiochromic film dosimetry using Radiochromic.com

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 55 (2021): Issue 3 (September 2021)
By: Ignasi Méndez,  Juan José Rovira-Escutia and  Bozidar Casar  
Open Access
|Aug 2021

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Positioning films on the scanner with a frame.

Figure 2

Scanner settings for (A) a calibration and (B) a treatment using small fields.

Figure 3

Upload films to Radiochromic.com with the correct orientation.

Figure 4

Scans for a calibration including lateral correction: (A) unexposed image, (B) calibration fragments prior to irradiation, and (C) calibration fragments after irradiation.

Figure 5

Associating reference doses to ROIs for a calibration which includes lateral correction.

Figure 6

Scans of a film (A) before and (B) after irradiation. A piece of transparency sheet was used, in addition to a frame, to position the film consistently on the scanner.

Figure 7

Applying the inter-scan correction in the film dosimetry functionality of Radiochromic.com
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2021-0034 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 369 - 378
Submitted on: Jun 24, 2021
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Accepted on: Jul 1, 2021
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Published on: Aug 10, 2021
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
radiochromic film,
dosimetry,
protocol,
film analysis software
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Haematology, oncology,
Radiology

© 2021 Ignasi Méndez, Juan José Rovira-Escutia, Bozidar Casar, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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