title: Total skin high-dose-rate electron therapy dosimetry using TG-51.
abstract: An approach to dosimetry for total skin electron therapy (TSET) is discussed using the currently accepted TG-51 high-energy calibration protocol. The methodology incorporates water phantom data for absolute calibration and plastic phantom data for efficient reference dosimetry. The scheme is simplified to include the high-dose-rate mode conversion and provides support for its use, as it becomes more available on newer linear accelerators. Using a 6-field, modified Stanford technique, one may follow the process for accurate determination of absorbed dose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA. GossmaMS@erlanger.org
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gossman
authors.forename: Subhash C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002138:Calibration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011874:Radiometry; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation