The rate of male breast cancer has increased in recent years, due to the deficiency of preventive examinations (male mammography). Besides, since male breasts are generally smaller than female breasts, it is essential to monitor the doses received by male breasts, as well as those received by close, healthy and critical organs in order to assess the plan used in this kind of treatment. To do th...

At high altitudes in the Earth’s atmosphere cosmic-ray induced neutrons become the dominant contributors to the biologically relevant dose equivalent. Depending on the geomagnetic latitude and the solar activity cycle, neutron dose onboard aircraft amounts to about 50 to 70 % of the overall dose equivalent. Neutron detection in complexly mixed radiation environments by means of active, i.e. pow...

Proton therapy represents a technologically advanced method for delivery of radiation treatments to tumors. The determination the biological effectiveness is one objectives MoVe IT (Modeling and Verification Ion Beam Treatment Planning) project National Institute Nuclear Physics (INFN) CSN5. aim present work, which part project, was evaluate performance thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs-100) d...

Background: The aim of this study was to calculate the radiation amount exposed during percutaneous nephrolithototomy (PCNL) and to make the urologists and other staff sensitive about the radiation risk they were exposed to. Materials and Methods: We measured the radiation exposure during 114 cases of PCNL performed. Thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) were placed between the operation table and...

Accurate estimation of the surface dose in radiotherapy patients with head and neck cancer is very important terms treatment. The aim this study to evaluate for intensity-modulated (IMRT) using thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs). In addition, it aimed examine estimates treatment planning system (TPS) different grid sizes. Before computed tomography (CT) images were taken 15 patients, 5 points ...