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Carbon beam dosimetry intercomparison at HIMAC

To verify international uniformity in carbon beam dosimetry, an intercomparison programme was carried out at the heavy ion medical accelerator (HIMAC). Dose measurements with ionization chambers were performed for both unmodulated and 6 cm modulated 290 MeV/nucleon carbon beams. Although two differe...

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Main Authors: Fukumura, Akifumi (Author) , Hiraoka, T. (Author) , Omata, K. (Author) , Takeshita, M. (Author) , Kawachi, K. (Author) , Kanai, T. (Author) , Matsufuji, N. (Author) , Tomura, H. (Author) , Futami, Y. (Author) , Kaizuka, Y. (Author) , Hartmann, Günther H. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 1998
In: Physics in medicine and biology
Year: 1998, Volume: 43, Issue: 12, Pages: 3459-3463
ISSN:1361-6560
DOI:10.1088/0031-9155/43/12/005
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/43/12/005
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/43/12/005
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Author Notes:A. Fukumura, T. Hiraoka, K. Omata, M. Takeshita, K. Kawachi, T. Kanai, N. Matsufuji, H. Tomura, Y. Futami, Y. Kaizuka, G.H. Hartmann
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Summary:To verify international uniformity in carbon beam dosimetry, an intercomparison programme was carried out at the heavy ion medical accelerator (HIMAC). Dose measurements with ionization chambers were performed for both unmodulated and 6 cm modulated 290 MeV/nucleon carbon beams. Although two different dosimetry procedures were employed, the evaluated values of absorbed dose were in good agreement. This comparison established a common framework for ionization chamber dosimetry between two different carbon beam therapy facilities.
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ISSN:1361-6560
DOI:10.1088/0031-9155/43/12/005

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