In vivo dosimetry in external beam photon radiotherapy: Requirements and future directions for research, development, and clinical practice.

ABSTRACT: External beam radiotherapy with photon beams is a highly accurate treatment modality, but requires extensive quality assurance programs to confirm that radiation therapy will be or was administered appropriately. In vivo dosimetry (IVD) is an essential element of modern radiation therapy because it provides the ability to catch treatment delivery errors, assist in treatment adaptation, and record the actual dose delivered to the patient. However, for various reasons, its clinical implementation has been slow and limited. The purpose of this report is to stimulate the wider use of IVD for external beam radiotherapy, and in particular of systems using electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs). After documenting the current IVD methods, this report provides detailed software, hardware and sys

SUBMITTER: Olaciregui-Ruiz I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7807612 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature