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S&M2195 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2020.2698 Published: April 20, 2020 Two-dimensional Thermoluminescence Dosimetry Using Al2O3:Cr Ceramics for 4, 6, and 10 MV X-ray Beams [PDF] Shin Yanagisawa, Daiki Maruyama, Ryoken Oh, Yusuke Koba, Takayuki Andoh, and Kiyomitsu Shinsho (Received November 5, 2019; Accepted February 4, 2020) Keywords: radiotherapy, quality assurance, ceramic, dose distribution, 2D, passive dosimetry
Despite their advantages, two-dimensional (2D) thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLDs) have not yet replaced film dosimeters owing to their nonuniformity and low repeatability. A2D TLD based on Al2O3:Cr ceramics is a promising new reusable passive dosimeter. 2D Al2O3:Cr TLDs can be used for geometry check tests and dose distribution verification in robotic radiosurgery using monoenergetic X-ray beams. In this work, the dependence of energy on the field size and water depth of 2D Al2O3:Cr TLDs for 4, 6, and 10 MV X-ray beams was investigated, because multienergy X-ray beams are used in radiotherapy. An intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) plan verifications were performed using the TLDs. The TLDs were found to have a large field size dependence for each energy, but their water depth dependence was small at a water depth above 4 cm for each energy. The relative dose distributions were verified with high accuracy using the TLDs.
Corresponding author: Shin YanagisawaThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Shin Yanagisawa, Daiki Maruyama, Ryoken Oh, Yusuke Koba, Takayuki Andoh, and Kiyomitsu Shinsho, Two-dimensional Thermoluminescence Dosimetry Using Al2O3:Cr Ceramics for 4, 6, and 10 MV X-ray Beams, Sens. Mater., Vol. 32, No. 4, 2020, p. 1479-1487. |