H*(10) due to scattered radiation on the cancer-patient bodies treated with Tomotherapy

Hector Rene Vega-Carrillo, Angelica Esparza-Hernandez, Mayra G. Garcia-Reyna, Eric Reyes Rivera, Luis Hernandez-Adame, Teodoro Rivera

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Abstract

The ambient dose equivalent has been measured on the walls of a bunker with a 6 MV TomoLINAC, which was designed to have a conventional 18 MV LINAC. The ambient dose equivalent is due to scattered photons on patient bodies during cancer treatment. Measurements were carried out with thermoluminescent dosimeters that were fixed, at the isocentre plane, on the primary and secondary barriers, the maze, and on the TomoLINAC surface. Measurements were repeated three times, in each time dosimeters were on place during seven working days, where approximately 50 patients were treated per day. Ambient dose equivalent at each location was normalized to the total dose applied during the measuring time. The primary and secondary concrete barriers are thick enough to reduce the dose to safe values.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)206-209
Number of pages4
JournalApplied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume141
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dosimetry
  • Scattered radiation
  • TLD 100
  • TomoLINAC
  • Tomotherapy

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