title: Design of a multiblock phantom for radiotherapy dosimetry applications.
abstract: This note describes the design of a multiblock semi-anatomic phantom, which lends itself to a variety of radiotherapy dosimetry applications, in particular, the audit of external beam treatment planning and delivery. The basic building blocks of the phantom were formed from a variety of tissue substitute materials and could be assembled in many ways to model different cross-sections through the body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Singleton Hospital, Swansea NHS Trust, Swansea SA2 8QA, UK.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Seaby
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: S J S
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ryde
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Ley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage