2012
SU‐E‐T‐269: The Evaluation of Copper as an Alternative for Cerrobend Electron Shielding
Chu A, Feng W, Ahmad M, Chen Z, Nath R. SU‐E‐T‐269: The Evaluation of Copper as an Alternative for Cerrobend Electron Shielding. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 3765-3765. PMID: 28517300, DOI: 10.1118/1.4735336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh x-ray transmissionX-ray transmissionEnergy electronsHigh-energy electronsLow-energy electronsMarkus parallel-plate chamberPTW farmer chamberSmall cutoutsElectron shieldingParallel plate chamberElectron beamVarian acceleratorDose curvesElectronsCerrobendPlate ChambersScatter doseFarmer chamberDosimetric characteristicsCircular copperSmall discrepanciesAcceleratorBeamDmaxEO
2008
Ice as a water-equivalent solid medium for brachytherapy dosimetric measurements
Song H, Chen Z, Yue N, Wu Q, Yin FF. Ice as a water-equivalent solid medium for brachytherapy dosimetric measurements. Radiation And Environmental Biophysics 2008, 48: 145-151. PMID: 19066926, DOI: 10.1007/s00411-008-0205-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid phantomWater conversion factorNon-negligible uncertaintiesMono-energetic photonsPrecise positioningLow-energy photon-emitting brachytherapy sourcesChemical compositionBrachytherapy sourcesPositioning advantageDosimetric measurementsExperimental determinationNecessary precisionDosimetric characteristicsPhantomIceBrachytherapy dosimetryPositioningConversion factorPhotonsUncertaintyKeV