Purpose Radiochromic film has been established as a detector that can be used without the need for perturbation correction factors small field dosimetry in water. However, low density media such lung have yet to published. This study calculated required account of radiochromic when equivalent material. Method Monte Carlo simulations were calculate dose Gafchromic EBT3 placed inside phantom. The...

Objective Public-sector behavioral health systems seeking to implement evidence-based treatments (EBTs) may face challenges selecting EBTs given their limited resources. This study describes and illustrates one method to calculate cost related to training and consultation to assist system-level decisions about which EBTs to select. Methods Training, consultation, and indirect labor costs were...

EBT is a carcinogenic azo-compound. It is well known that EBT has chelating properties. Therefore, EBT has been widely used for the determination of calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, zirconium, nickel, copper, thulium and cobalt1−5. Literature surveys have shown that extensive polarographic, spectroscopic and colorimetric studies on some metal complexes with EBT have been carried out4−13. Th...

Gamma index pass rates were evaluated for an anthropomorphic phantom using both 2D and 3D calculations. The phantom was irradiated with the traditional dosimetry insert loaded with radiochromic film and TLD, and then with a 3D dosimetry insert. A comparison with the calculated dose distribution showed that both the PRESAGE® dosimeter and the film and TLD system agreed with the plan to within 5%...

The use of a diabetic blood glucose meter for radiochromic film dosimetry in blood irradiation using x-ray beams on a medical linear accelerator has been investigated. The glucose meter provides optical density analysis in the visible and infrared region using a reflectance measurement technique. By comparing the 'blood sugar' level output with standard calibration gafchromic films a calibratio...

This work considers a previously overlooked uncertainty present in film dosimetry which results from moderate curvature of films during the scanning process. Small film samples are particularly susceptible to film curling which may be undetected or deemed insignificant. In this study, we consider test cases with controlled induced curvature of film and with film raised horizontally above the sc...