Radiochromic Films for the Two-Dimensional Dose Distribution Assessment
Radiochromic films are mainly used for two-dimensional dose verification in photon, electron, and proton therapy treatments. Moreover, the radiochromic film types available today allow their use in a wide dose range, corresponding to applications from low-medical diagnostics to high-dose beam profil...
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| description | Radiochromic films are mainly used for two-dimensional dose verification in photon, electron, and proton therapy treatments. Moreover, the radiochromic film types available today allow their use in a wide dose range, corresponding to applications from low-medical diagnostics to high-dose beam profile measurements in charged particle medical accelerators. An in-depth knowledge of the characteristics of radiochromic films, of their operating principles, and of the dose reading techniques is of paramount importance to exploit all the features of this interesting and versatile radiation detection system. This short review focuses on these main aspects by considering the most recent works on the subject. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-820c2dd592014d1290824b19477def582023-12-03T11:53:35ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-02-01115213210.3390/app11052132Radiochromic Films for the Two-Dimensional Dose Distribution AssessmentPierluigi Casolaro0Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics (AEC), Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP), University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, SwitzerlandRadiochromic films are mainly used for two-dimensional dose verification in photon, electron, and proton therapy treatments. Moreover, the radiochromic film types available today allow their use in a wide dose range, corresponding to applications from low-medical diagnostics to high-dose beam profile measurements in charged particle medical accelerators. An in-depth knowledge of the characteristics of radiochromic films, of their operating principles, and of the dose reading techniques is of paramount importance to exploit all the features of this interesting and versatile radiation detection system. This short review focuses on these main aspects by considering the most recent works on the subject.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/5/2132radiochromic filmbeam profile measurementbeam diagnosticsradiation detectiondosimetryradiation therapy |
| spellingShingle | Pierluigi Casolaro Radiochromic Films for the Two-Dimensional Dose Distribution Assessment Applied Sciences radiochromic film beam profile measurement beam diagnostics radiation detection dosimetry radiation therapy |
| title | Radiochromic Films for the Two-Dimensional Dose Distribution Assessment |
| title_full | Radiochromic Films for the Two-Dimensional Dose Distribution Assessment |
| title_fullStr | Radiochromic Films for the Two-Dimensional Dose Distribution Assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radiochromic Films for the Two-Dimensional Dose Distribution Assessment |
| title_short | Radiochromic Films for the Two-Dimensional Dose Distribution Assessment |
| title_sort | radiochromic films for the two dimensional dose distribution assessment |
| topic | radiochromic film beam profile measurement beam diagnostics radiation detection dosimetry radiation therapy |
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