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  • Radiation Dosimetry
  • Radiotherapy Physics

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  • Accurate surface dose measurement is critical in radiotherapy for precise dose delivery and patient safety.
  • Various solid-state detectors, including thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) and optically stimulated luminescent dosimeters (OSLs), are used for dose assessment.
  • Existing methods for correcting detector response, especially for surface dose, can be subjective or inaccurate.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a consistent correction method for solid-state detectors used in surface dose measurements.
  • To compare surface dose measurements using an extrapolation ionization chamber against various parallel plate chambers and solid-state detectors.
  • To assess the efficacy of a linear extrapolation method versus an effective thickness method for dose correction.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized chips (cTLD) and powder (pTLD) thermoluminescent dosimeters, closed (OSL) and open (eOSL) optically stimulated detectors, and radiochromic (EBT2) and radiographic (EDR2) films.
  • Employed an extrapolation ionization chamber (PTW 30-360) as a reference, comparing it with parallel plate chambers (Attix, Capintec, Markus, Memorial).
  • Applied a linear extrapolation method by irradiating three detector stacks and extrapolating measurements to zero thickness for dose correction.

Main Results:

  • Uncorrected surface dose measurements generally showed overresponse compared to the extrapolation chamber, except for the Attix chamber.
  • The linear extrapolation method corrected cTLD, eOSL, EBT2, and EDR2 measurements to within 2% of the baseline, while standard OSLs remained inaccurate.
  • The effective thickness method was deemed subjective and not recommended due to reliance on percentage depth-dose curves.

Conclusions:

  • The linear extrapolation method provides a reliable and accurate approach for thickness correction in surface dose measurements using cTLD, eOSL, EBT2, and EDR2 detectors.
  • Standard OSL detectors are not recommended for accurate surface dose measurements.
  • The developed extrapolation technique offers a practical solution for improving the accuracy of radiation dosimetry in clinical applications.