Validating Fricke dosimetry for the measurement of absorbed dose to water for HDR 192Ir brachytherapy: a comparison between primary standards of the LCR, Brazil, and the NRC, Canada

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DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/aab2b8
Author	Search for: Salata, Camila; Search for: David, Mariano gazineu; Search for: De almeida, Carlos eduardo; Search for: El gamal, Islam; Search for: Cojocaru, Claudiu; Search for: Mainegra-hing, Ernesto; Search for: Mcewen, Malcolm r
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Type	Article
Journal title	Physics in Medicine and Biology
ISSN	0031-9155 1361-6560
Subject	Fricke dosimetry; Ir-192 HDR brachytherapy; absorbed dose standards
Abstract	Two Fricke-based absorbed dose to water standards for HDR Ir-192 dosimetry, developed independently by the LCR in Brazil and the NRC in Canada have been compared. The agreement in the determination of the dose rate from a HDR Ir-192 source at 1 cm in a water phantom was found to be within the k=1 combined measurement uncertainties of the two standards: DNRC/DLCR = 1.011, standard uncertainty = 2.2 %. The dose-based standards also agreed within the uncertainties with the manufacturer’s stated dose rate value, which is traceable to a national standard of air kerma. A number of possible influence quantities were investigated, including the specific method for producing the ferrous-sulphate Fricke solution, the geometry of the holder, and the Monte Carlo code used to determine correction factors. The comparison highlighted the lack of data on the determination of G(Fe3+) in this energy range and the possibilities for further development of the holders used to contain the Fricke solution. The comparison also confirmed the suitability of Fricke dosimetry for Ir-192 primary standard dose rate determinations at therapy dose levels.
Publication date	2018-02-28
Publisher	IOP
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NPARC number	23002805
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Record created	2018-03-01
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