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A New TLD Holder for External Radiotherapy Beam Audit
Abstract
In present study, a special TLD holder inserted to a solid water phantom for TLD irradiation was designed and results were compared with the TLD results irradiated in a plastic bucked using
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), standard TLD holder as recommended by IAEA. Powder TLD-100 was used in the study and the capsules filling powder TLD were irradiated using Co-60 beams in RW3 type solid phantom with new holder. The absorbed dose measurements for TLD were performed by Harshaw 4500 model TLD reader and the results were confirmed using a 0.6 cc ionization chamber in RW3 plastic phantom. For different irradiation setup, the closest dose values to the prescribed dose of 2 Gy were only obtained with using the new TLD holder (2.022+ 0.017cGy) with lowest error value. The average and standard deviation for standard IAEA water phantom and plastic bucked set-up were 2.014+0.024 cGy and 1.948+0.062cGy respectively. While the maximum average absolute difference (%3.5) and the maximum % error (%3.16) were found in the hospital condition with bucket filled with water, the minimum average absolute difference and the minimum % error were %1.32 and %0.86 respectively, with our new TLD holder in the solid water phantom . In our opinion, the reason of this good consistency is the reproducibility of TLD position that created by means of our TLD holder. This study shows that non-standard conditions may cause important differences between SSDL (Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory) and hospital dose results.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), standard TLD holder as recommended by IAEA. Powder TLD-100 was used in the study and the capsules filling powder TLD were irradiated using Co-60 beams in RW3 type solid phantom with new holder. The absorbed dose measurements for TLD were performed by Harshaw 4500 model TLD reader and the results were confirmed using a 0.6 cc ionization chamber in RW3 plastic phantom. For different irradiation setup, the closest dose values to the prescribed dose of 2 Gy were only obtained with using the new TLD holder (2.022+ 0.017cGy) with lowest error value. The average and standard deviation for standard IAEA water phantom and plastic bucked set-up were 2.014+0.024 cGy and 1.948+0.062cGy respectively. While the maximum average absolute difference (%3.5) and the maximum % error (%3.16) were found in the hospital condition with bucket filled with water, the minimum average absolute difference and the minimum % error were %1.32 and %0.86 respectively, with our new TLD holder in the solid water phantom . In our opinion, the reason of this good consistency is the reproducibility of TLD position that created by means of our TLD holder. This study shows that non-standard conditions may cause important differences between SSDL (Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory) and hospital dose results.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Metrology, Applied and Industrial Physics
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 10, 2013
Submission Date
June 10, 2013
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2013 Volume: 8 Number: 1
APA
Yaşar, D., Demir, B., Kam, E., Karahan, G., & Okutan, M. (2013). A New TLD Holder for External Radiotherapy Beam Audit. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, 8(1), 92-99. https://izlik.org/JA75CN79HD
AMA
1.Yaşar D, Demir B, Kam E, Karahan G, Okutan M. A New TLD Holder for External Radiotherapy Beam Audit. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science. 2013;8(1):92-99. https://izlik.org/JA75CN79HD
Chicago
Yaşar, Doğan, Bayram Demir, Erol Kam, Gürsel Karahan, and Murat Okutan. 2013. “A New TLD Holder for External Radiotherapy Beam Audit”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 8 (1): 92-99. https://izlik.org/JA75CN79HD.
EndNote
Yaşar D, Demir B, Kam E, Karahan G, Okutan M (May 1, 2013) A New TLD Holder for External Radiotherapy Beam Audit. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 8 1 92–99.
IEEE
[1]D. Yaşar, B. Demir, E. Kam, G. Karahan, and M. Okutan, “A New TLD Holder for External Radiotherapy Beam Audit”, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 92–99, May 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA75CN79HD
ISNAD
Yaşar, Doğan - Demir, Bayram - Kam, Erol - Karahan, Gürsel - Okutan, Murat. “A New TLD Holder for External Radiotherapy Beam Audit”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 8/1 (May 1, 2013): 92-99. https://izlik.org/JA75CN79HD.
JAMA
1.Yaşar D, Demir B, Kam E, Karahan G, Okutan M. A New TLD Holder for External Radiotherapy Beam Audit. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science. 2013;8:92–99.
MLA
Yaşar, Doğan, et al. “A New TLD Holder for External Radiotherapy Beam Audit”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, vol. 8, no. 1, May 2013, pp. 92-99, https://izlik.org/JA75CN79HD.
Vancouver
1.Doğan Yaşar, Bayram Demir, Erol Kam, Gürsel Karahan, Murat Okutan. A New TLD Holder for External Radiotherapy Beam Audit. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science [Internet]. 2013 May 1;8(1):92-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA75CN79HD