TLD linearity vs. beam energy and modality

Thermoluminescent dosimetry (TLD) is considered to be a valuable dosimetric tool in determining patient dose. Lithium fluoride doped with magnesium and titanium (TLD-100) is widely used, as it does not display widely divergent energy dependence. For many years, we have known that TLD-100 shows supralinearity to dose. In a radiotherapy clinic, there are multiple energies and modality beams. This work investigates whether individual linearity corrections must be used for each beam or whether a single correction can be applied to all beams. The response of TLD as a function of dose was measured from 25 cGy to 1000 cGy on both electrons and photons from 6 to 18 MeV. This work shows that, within our measurement uncertainty, TLD-100 exhibits supralinearity at all megavoltage energies and modalities.     

A SIMPLIFIED IN VIVO DOSIMETRY FOR TOTAL BODY IRRADIATION PRIOR TO BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

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Dosimetry of Radiation Scattered to Thyroid Gland from Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation for Childhood Leukemia

Dosimetry of radiation scattered to the thyroid gland was performed in 17 children (9 boys, 8 girls) who were treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and received cranial irradiation for prophylaxis against central mous system leukemia at a median age of 4 years and 2 months (range, 1 year and 1 month to 14 years). The absorbed dose to the thyroid gland in these children ranged from 0.7% to 7.3% of the dose delivered to the cranium. Thus the total dose to the thyroid gland ranged from 0.13 to 1.32 Gy by the end of the entire course of cranial irradiation. Doses tended to be larger in younger children, but Ihe radiation source also hod a large influence on the dose to the thyroid gland; that is, the absorbed dose to the thyroid gland with delivery by linear accelerator was smaller than that by cobalt irradiation. Long-term survivors treated with cranial irradiation for acute leukemia during childhood should be followed for the possible development of thyroid diseases, including malignant tumors, for a long period.     

6MVX射线超高剂量照射人离体血淋巴细胞微核的剂量效应研究

本文用CB微核法研究了超高剂量6MVX射线照射人离体血后微核(MN)的剂量效应关系, 见到剂量高至25Gy仍可见双核cB细胞, 在0～10Gy范围内, MN率与照射剂量呈正相关 关系, 并得到拟合较好的回归方程, 有可能打破近30正来生物剂量估算为5 Gy的上限, 使能直接的估算大于5Gy受照者的生物剂量, 摄高了以MN检测作为生物学剂量计的应用价值。10Gy以上, MN串的上升呈平缓的坪趋势, 在10～25Gy范围内虽不能精确的估算剂量, 但片中双核CB细胞的多少, 对判断剂量有—定参考价值。     

p（35）Be快中子辐射场生物剂量参数的测定

报道了ｐ（３５）Ｂｅ快中子、γ混合辐射场生物剂量参数，说明了采用双电离室方法测量ｐ（３５）Ｂｅ快中子时，剂量计算中有关因子和参数的确定原则和估算结果；给出了辐射场的中子／γ比，照射野内组织比释动能率分布，以及由比释动能率计算小鼠全身与局部照射和血液样品照射时的吸收剂量转换系数等剂量常参数；最后还对剂量测量的误差问题做了分析。     

热释光剂量计核查非参考条件下放射治疗剂量学参数的研究

目的　用TLD核查在非参考条件下 ,光子束轴向和电子束轴向最大剂量点处 ,剂量随深度、距离、照射野和 4 5°楔形板等变化的临床剂量学参数研究。方法　在非参考条件下 ,TLD经6 0 Coγ射线束 ,6MV和 15MV高能X射线束 ,9MeV和 16MeV高能电子束测量并估算剂量。结果经TLD核查 ,对不同射线质在不同深度 ,用不同指型电离室测量 ,除了TLD在水中深度 2 0cm处应做支架减弱效应减弱校正外 ,其余临床剂量学参数核查结果表明 ,TLD测量结果与指型电离室测量的参考剂量结果相对误差值均在± 4 9% (IAEA允许误差± 5 % )以内 ;对高能电子线束 ,用平行板电离室测量 ,绝大多数TLD相对误差值超过± 5 %。结论　用TLD核查非参考条件下 ,放射治疗临床剂量学参数方便 ,准确可靠 ,经在医院做可行性验证 ,IAEA推荐的两种TLD照射支架 (一种用于光子束 ,另一种用于电子束 )具有可行性 ;对高能电子线束用平行板电离室测量 ,TLD验证方法待做进一步研究。     

Characterization of responses and comparison of calibration factor for commercial MOSFET detectors

A commercial metal oxide silicon field effect transistor (MOSFET) dosimeter of model TN502-RD has been characterized for its linearity, reproducibility, field size dependency, dose rate dependency, and angular dependency for Cobalt-60 (⁶⁰Co), 6-MV, and 15-MV beam energies. The performance of the MOSFET clearly shows that it is highly reproducible, independent of field size and dose rate. Furthermore, MOSFET has a very high degree of linearity, with r-value > 0.9 for all 3 energies. The calibration factor for 2 similar MOSFET detectors of model TN502-RD were also estimated and compared for all 3 energies. The calibration factor between the 2 similar MOSFET detectors shows a variation of about 1.8% for ⁶⁰Co and 15 MV, and for 6 MV it shows variation of about 2.5%, indicating that calibration should be done whenever a new MOSFET is used. However, the detector shows considerable angular dependency of about 8.8% variation. This may be due to the variation in radiation sensitivity between flat and bubble sides of the MOSFET, and indicates that positional care must be taken while using MOSFET for stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy dosimetric applications.     

Doses in mammography: From the phantom to the patient

While the use of a reference phantom is essential for dosimetry in acceptance testing and in regular quality control checks of a mammographic X-ray unit, it is also of importance to be able to estimate the patient dose in each individual investigation. Radiographic and physical data were analysed for a total of 212 women who between them were screened at three locations participating in a breast screening programme. The radiologists made estimates of the individual breast composition (% glandular/adipose ratio) at the film reporting sessions, and then the glandular doses were calculated by the auditor according to the NCRP 85 methodology. Arising from the data analysis of this dosimetry survey, a method is proposed to determine objectively patient breast composition from the photo-timed mAs for a given film optical density setting. This permits the NCRP calculations to be extended from breasts of ‘average’(50/50) composition to breasts of individually determined composition. The diversity of the results between the three locations emphasises the need for regular audits of a mammographic X-ray unit's performance by an experienced radiological physicist, at least annually or after any major interventional service on the unit.