2012
SU‐E‐T‐92: on the Use of High‐Sensitivity Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (TLDs) for Dosimetric Characterization of Low‐Energy Brachytherapy Sources
Chen Z, Bongiorni P, Donahue W, Hearn R, Rodgers J, Nath R. SU‐E‐T‐92: on the Use of High‐Sensitivity Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (TLDs) for Dosimetric Characterization of Low‐Energy Brachytherapy Sources. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 3723-3723. PMID: 28517162, DOI: 10.1118/1.4735149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRoom temperatureTLD-100HIrradiation timeThermal reservoirReservoir systemLow-energy brachytherapy sourcesDosimetric characterizationDosimetry characterizationAnnealingSource characterizationTLD-100Solid phantomHeatingTemperatureC heatingTest casesReservoirBrachytherapy sourcesWater equivalent solid phantomCharacterizationCs-137 irradiator
2006
SU‐FF‐T‐90: An Improved Irradiation Setup for An Accurate Measurement of the Dose Rate Constant of Low‐Energy Brachytherapy Sources Using Micro‐TLD Cubes
Chen Z, Deng J, Bongiorni P, Nath R. SU‐FF‐T‐90: An Improved Irradiation Setup for An Accurate Measurement of the Dose Rate Constant of Low‐Energy Brachytherapy Sources Using Micro‐TLD Cubes. Medical Physics 2006, 33: 2069-2069. DOI: 10.1118/1.2241015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerpendicular directionIrradiation setupExperimental setupLow-energy brachytherapy sourcesMeasurement pointsGeometric uncertaintiesSetupSolid phantomAccurate measurementDisplacementBrachytherapy sourcesConstant measurementsCubeMeasurementsUncertaintyErrorWater equivalent solid phantomDirectionTLDAir kerma strengthStrengthMaterialsPositional uncertainty