Characterization of XR-RV3 GafChromic (R) films in standard laboratory and in clinical conditions and means to evaluate uncertainties and reduce errors

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.4922132" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.4922132</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.4922132" target="_blank" >10.1118/1.4922132</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Characterization of XR-RV3 GafChromic (R) films in standard laboratory and in clinical conditions and means to evaluate uncertainties and reduce errors

Original language description

XR-Type R GafChromic films have been shown to represent the most efficient and suitable solution to determine patient skin dose in interventional procedures. As film dosimetry can be associated with high uncertainty, this paper presents the EURADOS WG 12 initiative to carry out a comprehensive study of film characteristics with a multisite approach. The considered sources of uncertainties include scanner, film, and fitting-related errors. The work focused on studying film behavior with clinical high-dose-rate pulsed beams (previously unavailable in the literature) together with reference standard laboratory beams. The overall uncertainty associated with the use of XR-RV3 films to determine skin dose in the interventional environment can realistically be estimated to be around 20% (k = 1). This uncertainty can be reduced to within 5% if carefully monitoring scanner, film, and fitting-related errors or it can easily increase to over 40% if minimal care is not taken. This work demonstrates the importance of appropriate calibration, reading, fitting, and other film-related and scan-related processes, which will help improve the accuracy of skin dose measurements in interventional procedures.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FS - Medical facilities, apparatus and equipment

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Medical Physics

ISSN

0094-2405

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

42

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

4211-4226

UT code for WoS article

000357686400041

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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