Calibration of GafChromic EBT3 for absorbed dose measurements in 5 MeV proton beam and <sup>60</sup>Co γ‐rays

201542 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Monia Vadrucci · National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

Giuseppe Esposito

C. Ronsivalle · National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

R. Cherubini · University of Padua

F Marracino · National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

R.M. Montereali · National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

L. Picardi

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to implement EBT3 dosimetry in the proton low-energy radiobiology line of the TOP-IMPLART accelerator, having a maximum energy of 7 MeV. Low-energy proton and (60)Co calibrated sources were used to investigate the behavior of film response vs to be written in italicum dose. The calibration in 5 MeV protons is currently used for dose assessment in the radiobiological experiments at the TOP-IMPLART accelerator carried out at that energy value.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Medical Physics

Volume 42, Issue 8, pp. 4678-4684

DOI: 10.1118/1.4926558

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