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<h3>Background</h3>
<p>Radiochromic films have many applications in radiology and radiation therapy. Generally, the dosimetry system for radiochromic film dosimetry is composed of radiochromic films, flatbed scanner, and film analysis software. The purpose of this work is to present the effectiveness of a protocol for accurate radiochromic film dosimetry using <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://Radiochromic.com">Radiochromic.com</ext-link> as software for film analysis.</p>
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<sec id="j_raon-2021-0034_s_006">
<h3>Materials and methods</h3>
<p>Procedures for image acquisition, lot calibration, and dose calculation are explained and analyzed. <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://Radiochromic.com">Radiochromic.com</ext-link> enables state-of-the-art models and corrections for radiochromic film dosimetry, such as the Multigaussian model for multichannel film dosimetry, and lateral, inter-scan, and re-calibration corrections of the response.</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>The protocol presented here provides accurate dose results by mitigating the sources of uncertainty that affect radiochromic film dosimetry.</p>
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<h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>Appropriate procedures for film and scanner handling in combination with <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://Radiochromic.com">Radiochromic.com</ext-link> as software for film analysis make easy and accurate radiochromic film dosimetry feasible.</p>
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Background
Radiochromic films have many applications in radiology and radiation therapy. Generally, the dosimetry system for radiochromic film dosimetry is composed of radiochromic films, flatbed scanner, and film analysis software. The purpose of this work is to present the effectiveness of a protocol for accurate radiochromic film dosimetry using Radiochromic.com as software for film analysis.


Materials and methods
Procedures for image acquisition, lot calibration, and dose calculation are explained and analyzed. Radiochromic.com enables state-of-the-art models and corrections for radiochromic film dosimetry, such as the Multigaussian model for multichannel film dosimetry, and lateral, inter-scan, and re-calibration corrections of the response.


Results
The protocol presented here provides accurate dose results by mitigating the sources of uncertainty that affect radiochromic film dosimetry.


Conclusions
Appropriate procedures for film and scanner handling in combination with Radiochromic.com as software for film analysis make easy and accurate radiochromic film dosimetry feasible.

A protocol for accurate radiochromic film dosimetry using Radiochromic.com

Radiology and Oncology

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Background
Radiochromic films have many applications in radiology and radiation therapy. Generally, the dosimetry system for radiochromic film dosimetry is...

A protocol for accurate radiochromic film dosimetry using Radiochromic.com

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Aug 10, 2021

Page range: 369 - 378

Received: Jun 24, 2021

Accepted: Jul 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2021-0034

© 2021 Ignasi Méndez, Juan José Rovira-Escutia, Bozidar Casar, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.