Applications and benefits of using gradient percentage depth dose instead of percentage depth dose for electron and photon beams in radiotherapy

• Autorzy: Kastrati Labinot , Hodolli Gezim , Kadiri Sehad , Demirel Elvin , Istrefi Lutfi , Kabashi Yllka , Uka Burim

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DOI

10.2478/pjmpe-2021-0004

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Introduction: The aim of this study is to analyze the gradient of percentage depth dose for photon and electron beams of LINACs and to simplify the data set. Materials and Methods: Dosimetry measurements were performed in accordance with Technical Reports Series No. 398 IAEA. Results and discussion: The gradient of percentage depth dose was calculated and compared with the available published data. Conclusion: Instead of percentage depth dose for increasing and decreasing parts, the findings suggest using only two numbers for specific gradient of dose, separately. In this way, they can replace the whole set of the percentage depth dose (PDD).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

beam; energy gradient; linear accelerator

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyki Medycznej ; De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 27, Iss. 1
• Strony: 25--29
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kastrati Labinot

• University for Business and Technology UBT, Pristina, Kosovo
• Institute of Oncology, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo

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Hodolli Gezim

• University for Business and Technology UBT, Pristina, Kosovo
• Institute of Oncology, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo

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Kadiri Sehad

• Institute of Oncology, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo
• AAB College, Pristina, Kosovo

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Demirel Elvin

• Okmeydan Egitim Hastanesi, Istanbul, Turkey

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Istrefi Lutfi

• Faculty of Mathematical Natural Science, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo

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Kabashi Yllka

• Institute of Oncology, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo

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Uka Burim

• University for Business and Technology UBT, Pristina, Kosovo
• Institute of Oncology, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).