Thermoluminescence dosimetry in clinical radiation dose measurements.
A simple method using thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) to measure the doses where large shaped fields are used as mantle, breast and chest wall will be described. Measurements of doses in the gastrointestinal tract while treating nasopharynx, postcricoid and upper third of esophagus as well as in the rectum while treating cervix with intracavitary radium will be also discussed.
D004064:Digestive System; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012007:Rectum; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000379:methods; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy