Electron accelerator dosimetry in radiation therapy: photon backscattering

Authors

  • Oleh Ovsiienko Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Academician Glushkov avenue, 4-G, Kyiv, 03022, Ukraine, Ukraine
  • Mykola Budnyk Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of the NAS of the Ukraine Academician Glushkov avenue 40, Kyiv-187, 03680, Ukraine, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4020-0213

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/2313-8416.2014.27342

Keywords:

backscatter factor, multi-leaf collimator, linear electron accelerator, monitor chamber, radiation therapy, cancer

Abstract

Today 52 % of patients with a cancer get radiation therapy. It is developed the experimental procedure for determining the backscatter factor for Siemens Oncor Impression Plus linear accelerator. The experiments were carried out based on water phantom. This technique can be also used for other kinds of accelerators.

Author Biographies

Oleh Ovsiienko, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Academician Glushkov avenue, 4-G, Kyiv, 03022, Ukraine

Postgraduate

Department of Medical Radiophysics

Mykola Budnyk, Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of the NAS of the Ukraine Academician Glushkov avenue 40, Kyiv-187, 03680, Ukraine

Doctor of Engineering Science, Leading Researcher

Department of Sensor Devices, Systems & Technologies for Non-contact Diagnostics 

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Published

2014-10-14

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (3) (2014)

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Technical Sciences

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