title: TLD linearity vs. beam energy and modality.
abstract: Thermoluminescent dosimetry (TLD) is considered to be a valuable dosimetric tool in determining patient dose. Lithium fluoride doped with magnesium and titanium (TLD-100) is widely used, as it does not display widely divergent energy dependence. For many years, we have known that TLD-100 shows supralinearity to dose. In a radiotherapy clinic, there are multiple energies and modality beams. This work investigates whether individual linearity corrections must be used for each beam or whether a single correction can be applied to all beams. The response of TLD as a function of dose was measured from 25 cGy to 1000 cGy on both electrons and photons from 6 to 18 MeV. This work shows that, within our measurement uncertainty, TLD-100 exhibits supralinearity at all megavoltage energies and modalities.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Troncalli
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chapman
mesh_terms: D005459:Fluorides; D018020:Lithium Compounds; D008274:Magnesium; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D018020:Lithium Compounds; C027651:lithium fluoride; D014025:Titanium; D008274:Magnesium; D005459:Fluorides