Purpose: To evaluate the radiation attenuation properties of PC-ISO, a bio-compatible, sterilizable 3D printing material and its suitability for customized gynecologic (GYN) brachytherapy 15 applicators. Method: A custom radiochromic film dosimetry apparatus was 3D-printed in PC-ISO. The apparatus contained a single catheter channel and a slit to hold a radiochromic segment. A brachytherapy dos...

The visible absorption spectra of Radiachromic FWT-60 radiochromic film have been investigated to analyse the dosimetry characteristics of the film. The film is radiation sensitive to high absorbed doses. The visible absorption spectra of this film when exposed to photon radiation show a peak at 605 nm which is stable over the dose range of 0 Gy to 20 kGy. The radiation sensitive absorption spe...

Both read-out light sources and ambient light sources can produce a marked effect on coloration of radiochromic film. Fluorescent, helium neon laser, light emitting diode (LED) and incandescent read-out light sources produce an equivalent dose coloration of 660 cGy h(-1), 4.3 cGy h(-1), 1.7 cGy h(-1) and 2.6 cGy h(-1) respectively. Direct sunlight, fluorescent light and incandescent ambient lig...

FWT-60 radiochromic film has been tested for colouration effects from fluorescent light sources and shown to produce a marked colouration when exposed to office fluorescent light sources showing an approximate 1 OD unit per 0.5 J m(-2) exposure to a broad ultraviolet (UV) UVA + UVB spectrum at the peak absorption wavelength. This produces a measurable and quantifiable response to UV exposure. B...

Purpose Conical collimators, or cones, are tertiary collimators that attach to a radiotherapy linac and suited for the stereotactic radiosurgery treatment of small brain lesions. The diameter most used cones makes difficult acquisition dosimetry data needed commissioning planning systems. Although many publications report dosimetric conical radiosurgery, works use different setups, which compli...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a method for the direct measurement of electron beam width and distribution at the scattering foil on the carrousel in a medical linear accelerator gantry head, which differs from an existing indirect method for measuring the focal spot size using a camera or metallic slit located outside the gantry head. Methods: The electron beam emitted by the li...

Radiochromic film with a dye incorporated into the radiation sensitive layer [Gafchromic EBT2, Ashland, Inc.] may be digitized by a color transparency scanner, digitally processed, and calibrated so that a digital image in units of radiation absorbed dose is obtained. A transformation from raw scanner values to dose values was developed based upon a principal component analysis of the optical d...

A newly developed GafchromicTM EBT4 film model was released recently. According to the vendor-stated specifications, this new maintains major features of its more recent predecessor, EBT3, but has a great improvement in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The purpose study fully characterize by testing dose response dependence on beam energy using clinical photon and electron beams validating SNR. In ...