title: Measurement of radiation dose with BeO dosimeters using optically stimulated luminescence technique in radiotherapy applications.
abstract: The radiation dose delivered to the target by using different radiotherapy applications has been measured with the help of beryllium oxide (BeO) dosimeters to be placed inside the rando phantom. Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy (3DCRT), Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and Intensity-Modulated Arc Therapy (IMAT) have been used as radiotherapy application. Individual treatment plans have been made for the three radiotherapy applications of rando phantom. The section 4 on the phantom was selected as target and 200 cGy doses were delivered. After the dosimeters placed on section 4 (target) and the sections 2 and 6 (non-target) were irradiated, the result was read through the OSL technique on the Risø TL/OSL system. This procedure was repeated three times for each radiotherapy application. The doses delivered to the target and the non-target sections as a result of the 3DCRT, IMRT and IMAT plans were analyzed. The doses received by the target were measured as 204.71 cGy, 204.76 cGy and 205.65 cGy, respectively. The dose values obtained from treatment planning system (TPS) were compared to the dose values obtained using the OSL technique. It has been concluded that, the radiation dose can be measured with the OSL technique by using BeO dosimeters in medical practices.
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Tandogan/Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: serdar.sahin@ankara.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Şahin
authors.affiliation: Gazi University, Faculty of Sciences, 06500 Teknikokullar/Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güneş Tanır
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Tandogan/Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Niyazi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meriç
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Radiation Oncology Clinic, Altindag/Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aydınkarahaliloğlu
mesh_terms: D001608:Beryllium / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055096:Optical Devices; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: C032777:beryllium oxide; D001608:Beryllium
keywords: Beryllium oxide dosimeter; Optically stimulated luminescence; Radiation dose; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy applications