Turkish Journal of Oncology Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology
Article Open Access Volume 21 · Issue 3 · 2006 pp. 137–142

Comparison of IAEA absorbed dose protocols TRS 277 and TRS 398 for different photon energies

Hilal ACAR, Salih GÜRDALLI, Bülent YAPICI, Ali DOĞAN
1 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı
Published: 2006 Pubmed: 63210 Article ID: 611
Abstract
OBJECTIVES

In this study, calculation of absorbed doses according to three different IAEA protocols for Co-60, 6 MV, 25 MV photon energies are compared.


METHODS

Absorbed dose measurements are made at SSD=SAD distance, 10x10 cm field size and referance depth. Photon energies are measured with five different cylindirical chambers. Polarity and recombination effects are measured for all ionization chambers and energies.


RESULTS

After the measurements, calculations are made according to two different protocols and absorbe dose calculated according to TRS 398 protocol is maximum 0.32% bigger than TRS 277's dose for Co-60, and 0.57% bigger for 6 MV and 1.53% bigger for 25 MV.


CONCLUSION

As a result, TRS 398 protocol enables us to calculate much more accurate absorbe dose.

Keywords: IAEA absorbed dose protocols; photon energies; radiometry/methods/standards; radiotherapy dosage; radiotherapy, high-energy/standards

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