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Dosimetric characteristics of active solid state detectors in a 60 MeV proton radiotherapy beam

Sowa U., Nowak T., Michalec B., Mierzwińska G., Swakoń J., Olko P.

Nukleonika

2012

Vol. 57, No. 4

491-495

Several solid state detectors, such as dosimetric diodes, MOSFET detectors or diamond detectors are used for quality control of radiotherapy beams. The goal of this work was to determine dosimetric properties of the PTW diamond detector (DD) and the PTW silicon diode in the 60 MeV therapeutic beam (practical range in water Rp = 29.17 mm) located at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN, Kraków). A PTW Markus ionization chamber was used as a reference device. The empirical correction factor for diamond detector, kDD(Rresidual), introduced in the Technical Report Series of IAEA, TRS-398 [9] as a function of beam quality, Rresidual, was found to decrease from 1.12 for Rresidual = 1.5 mm to 1.04 for Rresidual = 26 mm. The reproducibility of response of DD and PTW diodes in the proton filed did not exceed 0.11%. Our results show that diamond detectors and dosimetric diodes are useful tools for quality assurance (QA) of therapeutic proton beam, but each type of detectors has specific properties which should be taken into account when choosing particular application.

Alanine dosimetry of 60 MeV proton beam - preliminary results

Michalec B., Mierzwińska G., Sowa U., Ptaszkiewicz M., Nowak T., Swakoń J.

Nukleonika

2012

Vol. 57, No. 4

503-506

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometry (X-band) was used to determine the dose absorbed in alanine detectors, of different shapes and different alanine content, irradiated with Co-60 gamma rays and in a 60 MeV proton beam. The goal of our study was to confirm applicability of alanine as a passive detector in therapeutic proton beam. In the paper dose response characteristic and relative efficiency of alanine are shown. The study confirmed that alanine detectors with a high alanine content (ca. 95%) may be a useful and convenient tool for dose measurements in proton beams, used for eye cancer treatment.