2007
Photon spectrometry for the determination of the dose‐rate constant of low‐energy photon‐emitting brachytherapy sources
Chen ZJ, Nath R. Photon spectrometry for the determination of the dose‐rate constant of low‐energy photon‐emitting brachytherapy sources. Medical Physics 2007, 34: 1412-1430. PMID: 17500473, DOI: 10.1118/1.2713217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoton spectrometry techniquePhoton spectrometryHigh-resolution gamma-ray spectrometerDosimetry techniquesLow-energy photonsPhoton energy spectrumMono-energetic photonsGamma-ray spectrometerLow-energy photon-emitting brachytherapy sourcesBrachytherapy sourcesLow-energy sourcesAbsolute dosimeterPhoton characteristicsEnergy dependenceDetector sensitivityDetector sizeSolid phantomDose rate measurementsPhotonsDosimetric propertiesRadiation dosimetryDose rate constantDose rateSpectrometry techniquesAccurate measurement
2006
Evaluation of the EDR-2 film for relative dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams
Ahmad M, Chen Z, Song H, Deng J, Nath R. Evaluation of the EDR-2 film for relative dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006, 120: 159-162. PMID: 16644932, DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncj006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEDR-2 filmsElectron beamRelative dosimetryHigh-energy photonsClinical radiation dosimetryDose profilesPhotonsRadiation dosimetryBeamDose distributionRadiographic filmsSensitometric studyFilmsDosimetryTreatment planning techniquesElectronsDiodesSymmetryKVFlatnessPlanning techniquesDistribution