Open AccessWater equivalent radiological properties of Gafchromic external beam therapy and external beam therapy 2 film dosimeters
Author(s) -
K. G. Srinivasan,
E. James Jebaseelan Samuel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_965_16
Subject(s) - dosimeter , materials science , stopping power , effective atomic number , atomic physics , electron , radiation , atomic number , nuclear physics , physics , optics , detector
Water equivalent property of any clinical dosimeter is important. Water has the approximately similar radiation absorption and scattering properties to soft tissue. Film dosimeter plays a significant role in radiotherapy quality assurance and treatment plan verification.