Medical Dosimetry
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 171-176, Autumn 1997

Dosimetry measurement tools for commissioning Enhanced Dynamic Wedge

  • Dennis D. Leavitt, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dennis Leavitt, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132.
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 USA
  • ,
  • Eric Klein, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Mallinkrodt Institute of Radiology, Radiation Oncology Center, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA

Abstract 

Measurement of Enhanced Dynamic Wedge parameters requires that the dose at a measurement point be integrated during the entire exposure as the moving jaw closes to form the dose distribution. This major difference from static fields, where dose rate measurements can be made using a single moving probe, requires major modification in measurement techniques to use devices which can measure multiple points within the field simultaneously. Each of these new tools introduce unique problems in dose measurement, which must be understood prior to their use. This paper discusses these tools.

Keywords:  Dosimetry, Enhanced Dynamic Wedge, Detectors

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PII: S0958-3947(97)00014-9

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 171-176, Autumn 1997