title: A method for measuring the dose distribution of the radiotherapy domain using the computed radiography system.
abstract: Knowing the dose distribution in a tissue is as important as being able to measure exposure or absorbed dose in radiotherapy. Therefore, we have developed a measurement method for the dose distribution (CR dosimetry) in the phantom based on the imaging plate (IP) of the computed radiography (CR). The IP was applied for the dose measurement as a dosimeter instead of the film used for film dosimetry. The data from the irradiated IP were processed by a personal computer with 10 bits and were depicted as absorbed dose distributions in the phantom. The image of the dose distribution was obtained from the CR system using the DICOM form. The CR dosimetry is an application of CR system currently employed in medical examinations to dosimetry in radiotherapy. A dose distribution can be easily shown by the Dose Distribution Depiction System we developed this time. Moreover, the measurement method is simpler and a result is obtained more quickly compared with film dosimetry.
authors.affiliation: Nagoya University School of Health Sciences, Japan. honma@met.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mitsuhiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Homma
authors.forename: Katsuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tabushi
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Obata
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamiya
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishigaki
mesh_terms: D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D015203:Reproducibility of Results