title: [A comparison of absorbed doses to water in photon beams in Japan Society of Medical Physics 01 and 12].
abstract: A comparison of absorbed doses to water at a calibration depth determined by Japan Society of Medical Physics (JSMP) 12 and 01 was conducted, using a farmer type ionization chamber. The absorbed dose to water calibration factor (ND,W,Q0) and beam quality conversion factor (kQ,Q0) for JSMP 12 were smaller than the absorbed dose to water calibration factor and beam quality conversion factor for JSMP 01. Differences in absorbed doses at a calibration depth were -0.78% for 6 MV photon beam and -0.94% for 10 MV photon beam. In the present experiment, absorbed doses at a calibration depth were measured, using a farmer type ionization chamber. Further experiments at a larger number of facilities should be conducted to reveal the status of measurement of absorbed doses at a calibration depth using JSMP 12.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Fukui Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takemura
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimoto
authors.forename: Akinobu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toi
authors.forename: Emi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Murai
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Kouhei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasamoto
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adachi
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D002138:Calibration; D007564:Japan; D017785:Photons; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water