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By Sonja Dieterich PhD, Eric Ford PhD, Daniel Pavord BS MS, Jing Zeng MD

Perfect for radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and residents in either fields, Practical Radiation Oncology Physics offers a concise and sensible precis of the present perform criteria in healing scientific physics. A significant other to the fourth variation of Clinical Radiation Oncology, by Drs. Leonard Gunderson and Joel Tepper, this fundamental advisor is helping you ascertain a present, state-of-the paintings medical practice.

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The best alternative to using an extrapolation chamber is parallel plate chambers with a small plate separation, thin entrance window, and wide guard ring. The buildup region is characterized by a steep dose gradient, lack of electron equilibrium, and relatively large low energy component of the beam. As always for measurements in steep dose gradient, using a detector with a small dimension in the direction of the gradient will improve the accuracy. The measurement direction for the PDD in the buildup region should always be from dmax toward the water surface to avoid issues caused by the water surface tension.

It also describes the process of implementing in-vivo dosimetry and reports on results of a pilot program in six countries and four continents. 2 Clinical Process SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION The IAEA recommends6 a qualified medical physicist (QMP) to be the main party responsible for setting up and supervising an in-vivo dosimetry program. To establish a quality clinical process, input from physicians as to setting appropriate clinical action levels is required. In addition, therapy staff should be involved in evaluating the in-vivo dosimetry system for ease and practicality of use in daily clinical practice.

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