Absorbed Dose Determination in External Beam Radiotherapy

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

An International Code of Practice for Dosimetry Based on Standards of Absorbed Dose To Water

Technical Reports Series No. 398 (Rev. 1)

English STI/DOC/010/398 (Rev. 1) | 978-92-0-146022-6

286 pages | 29 figures | € 70.00 | Date published: 2024

https://doi.org/10.61092/iaea.ve7q-y94k

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This revised edition of the IAEA TRS-398 Code of Practice fulfils the need for a systematic and internationally unified approach to the calibration of ionization chambers in terms of absorbed dose to water and to the use of these detectors in determining the absorbed dose to water for the radiation beams used in radiotherapy. It is based on new key data for radiation dosimetry published by the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU). It contains updated information on new commercially available ionization chambers and addresses the needs of professionals working with newer radiotherapy technologies.

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Absorbed Dose Determination, External Beam Radiotherapy, International Code of Practice, Dosimetry Based on Standards of Absorbed Dose to Water, IAEA TRS-398, Systematic and Internationally Unified Approach, Calibration of Ionization Chambers, Detectors, Key Data, Radiation Dosimetry, International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, ICRU, Radiotherapy Technologies, Beam Qualities, Framework, The International Measurement System, Formalism, Implementation, Dosimetry Equipment, Gamma Ray Beams, Beam Quality Specification, High Energy Photon Beams, Cross-Calibration, Estimated Uncertainty, Non-Standard Electron Beams, Plastic Phantoms, Low Energy Kilovoltage X Ray Beams, Worksheet, Medium Energy Kilovoltage X Ray Beams, Proton Beams, Light Ion Beams, Review