Preliminary testing of GaN-based dosimeters for electron beam radiotherapy

A Ismail; R Wang; A Chaikh; P Pittet; J Balosso

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncv056

Preliminary testing of GaN-based dosimeters for electron beam radiotherapy

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2015 Jul;165(1-4):488-91. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncv056. Epub 2015 Mar 25.

Authors

A Ismail¹, R Wang², A Chaikh³, P Pittet², J Balosso³

Affiliations

¹ Protection and Safety Department, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P.B. 6091, Damascus, Syria Service de Cancérologie-Radiothérapie, CHU de Grenoble, CS 10217, Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble1, Grenoble Cedex 9 F-38043, France [email protected].
² Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon, INL, CNRS UMR5270, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Lyon F-69003, France.
³ Service de Cancérologie-Radiothérapie, CHU de Grenoble, CS 10217, Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble1, Grenoble Cedex 9 F-38043, France.

PMID: 25813482
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv056

Abstract

The response of an implantable in vivo dosimetric system based on gallium nitride radioluminescence was investigated for electron beam radiotherapy using ELEKTA SLi and VARIAN Clinac 2100 CD Linear Accelerators. A bi-channel method has been implemented for fibre background rejection. The percentage depth dose (PDD) profiles were measured in polymethyl methacrylate for 6, 12 and 18 MeV electron beams. The PDD results were in excellent agreement with those measured with reference to ionisation chambers.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Electrons*
Gallium / chemistry*
Humans
Ions
Luminescence
Particle Accelerators
Phantoms, Imaging
Polymethyl Methacrylate / chemistry
Radiometry / instrumentation*
Radiometry / methods*
Radiotherapy / methods*
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Reproducibility of Results
Software

Substances

Ions
gallium nitride
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Gallium