title: Quality assurance for intraoperative electron radiotherapy clinical trials: ionization chamber and mailable thermoluminescent dosimeter results.
abstract: Ionization chamber and thermoluminescent dosimeter measurements were made to verify the dosimetry data provided to the Radiation Therapy Chart Review office of interinstitutional electron intraoperative radiotherapy clinical trials. The ionization measurements included intraoperative radiotherapy applicator output and depth dose measurements made at the stated 80% and 50% depths at 14 different radiotherapy facilities. Mailable thermoluminescent dosimeter measurements, including output and depth dose measurements were made at 16 institutions. The mailable thermoluminescent dosimeter results show similar inter-institutional agreement, both for output and depth dose comparison, with the corresponding ion chamber results for intraoperative radiotherapy applicators. These results are compared to similar measurements made for conventional electron applicators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hazle
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D004583:Electrons; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000592:standards*; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards