| Zugriffsnummer | 43590 |
| Dokumenttyp | Konferenzartikel |
| Peer Review | unbekannt |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Titel | Primary standards and traceable measurement methods for X-ray emitting electronic brachytherapy devices |
| Autor(in); Institution |
Schneider, Thorsten; 6.3, Strahlenschutzdosimetrie, PTB-Braunschweig
Tenderup, Kari; Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DENMARK
Kertscher, Gustavo; Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DENMARK
Blideanu, Valentin; Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Paris, FRANCE
Stien, Christel; Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Paris, FRANCE
Plagnard, Johann; Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Paris, FRANCE
Solc, Jaroslav; Cesky Metrologicky Institut (CMI), Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC
Sochor, Vladimir; Cesky Metrologicky Institut (CMI), Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC
Pinto, Massimo; Agenzia Nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), Istituto Nazionale di Metrologia delle Radiazioni ionizzanti, Rome, ITALY
Sander, Thorsten; NPL Management Limited (NPL), Teddington, UK
Subiel, Anna; NPL Management Limited (NPL), Teddington, UK
Gouldstone, Clare; NPL Management Limited (NPL), Teddington, UK
de Prez, Leon; VSL B.V. (VSL), Delft, THE NETHERLANDS
Verhaegen, Frank; Maastricht Radiation Oncology (Maastro), Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS
Reniers, Brigitte; Maastricht Radiation Oncology (Maastro), Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS
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| Quelle/Jahr | International Symposium on Standards, Applications and Quality Assurance in Medical Radiation Dosimetry (IDOS 2019), 18-21 June 2019 Vienna, Austria - Book of Extended Synopses:(2019), 279 - 280 |
| Artikelnummer | 216 |
| Konferenzangaben | International Symposium on Standards, Applications and Quality Assurance in Medical Radiation Dosimetry (IDOS 2019), Vienna, 18-21, June, 2019, Austria |
| Zusammenfassung | In the past decade, electronic brachytherapy (eBT) has evolved as an attractive modality for the treatment of skin lesions, intraoperative partial breast irradiation and applications in intracavitary and interstitial sites, brain tumours and kypho-IORT. Operating at low kilovoltage energies, eBT has many of the advantages of established radiotherapy approaches, but with further benefits [1]: eBT is considered a cost-effective treatment application, since little or no capital expenditure on shielding is required and normal operating rooms can be used. The shorter treatment schedule reduces hospital bed time and costs. For some treatment modalities (e.g. rectum) it reduces surgical expense. In some clinics the use of eBT frees time for more expensive conventional linear accelerators allowing increased capacity without an additional high investment. And finally, since no radioactive sources need to be handled, the effort for radiation protection, transportation and safety are reduced. The delivery and dosimetry technologies for eBT are often developed and marketed by the vendor of the device. Most of the systems come pre-calibrated by the manufacturers with pre-commissioned sets of dosimetric data and the dose values are only valid within a specific system. This makes it difficult to adopt a clinically established treatment plan from one system to another and to verify dosimetry independently, contrary to the core requirement of clinical medical physics that dosimetry should be subject to independent and traceable verification [2]. In almost all cases these eBT systems are not directly traceable to a National Metrology Institute and rely on indirect methods with uncertainties larger than clinically acceptable. Harmonised and simplified dosimetric procedures will improve the safety of use and will enable the full utilisation of this modality. |
| Themenbereich der Metrologie | Ionisierende Strahlung |
| Forschungsprojekt | 18NRM02: PRISM-eBT: Primary standards and traceable measurement methods for X-ray emitting electronic brachytherapy devices |
| Förderinformationen (1) |
Förderername: European Commission (EC)
Förderer ID: 0000 0001 2242 8989 Förderer ID Typ: ISNI Förderprogramm: EMPIR 2018 Normative Titel der Förderung: 18NRM02: PRISM-eBT: Primary standards and traceable measurement methods for X-ray emitting electronic brachytherapy devices Förderungsnummer: 18NRM02 |
Zitierung
Schneider, T., Tenderup, K., Kertscher, G., Blideanu, V., Stien, C., Plagnard, J., Solc, J., Sochor, V., Pinto, M., Sander, T., Subiel, A., Gouldstone, C., de Prez, L., Verhaegen, F., & Reniers, B. (2019). Primary standards and traceable measurement methods for X-ray emitting electronic brachytherapy devices. International Symposium on Standards, Applications and Quality Assurance in Medical Radiation Dosimetry (IDOS 2019), Vienna, 18-21, June, 2019, Austria.