Adapting the waterproof BMS-96 diode array for isodose determination of dynamic beams.
We report the application of the Schuster BMS-96 waterproof linear diode array for isodose determination of dynamic beams. The array recorded beam profiles correctly, while depth dose distributions of dynamic beams with large variations in dose rate were registered erroneously. The deviations could be eliminated by appropriate software modifications. Until the software is revised, true isodoses can be obtained by rescaling each individual profile to the depth dose curve as measured with a single ionization chamber. After the corrections presented in the paper, isodoses interpolated from these corrected data sets agreed with ionization chamber measurements within 1-2%.
Muren
L P
LP
Department of Radiophysics. Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Hafslund
R
R
Valen
H
H
Schuster
G
G
Dahl
O
O
D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012984:Software