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Clinical 3D Dosimetry in Modern Radiation Therapy IMAGING IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY Series Editors: Andrew Karellas and Bruce R. Thomadsen Published titles Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy Emerging Imaging Technologies in Todd Pawlicki, Peter B. Dunscombe, Medicine Arno J. Mundt, and Pierre Scalliet, Editors Mark A. Anastasio and Patrick La Riviere, Editors ISBN: 978-1-4398-0436-0 ISBN: 978-1-4398-8041-8 Adaptive Radiation Therapy Cancer Nanotechnology: Principles and X. Allen Li, Editor Applications in Radiation Oncology ISBN: 978-1-4398-1634-9 Sang Hyun Cho and Sunil Krishnan, Editors ISBN: 978-1-4398-7875-0 Quantitative MRI in Cancer Thomas E. Yankeelov, David R. Pickens, Image Processing in Radiation Therapy and Ronald R. Price, Editors Kristy Kay Brock, Editor ISBN: 978-1-4398-2057-5 ISBN: 978-1-4398-3017-8 Informatics in Medical Imaging Informatics in Radiation Oncology George C. Kagadis and Steve G. Langer, Editors George Starkschall and R. Alfredo C. 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Markey, Editor Handbook of Small Animal Imaging: ISBN: 978-1-4398-7544-5 Preclinical Imaging, Therapy, Physics of Thermal Therapy: and Applications Fundamentals and Clinical Applications George Kagadis, Nancy L. Ford, Dimitrios N. Eduardo Moros, Editor Karnabatidis, and George K. Loudos Editors ISBN: 978-1-4398-4890-6 ISBN: 978-1-4665-5568-6 IMAGING IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY Series Editors: Andrew Karellas and Bruce R. Thomadsen Published titles Comprehensive Brachytherapy: Tomosynthesis Imaging Physical and Clinical Aspects Ingrid Reiser and Stephen Glick, Editors Jack Venselaar, Dimos Baltas, Peter J. Hoskin, ISBN: 978-1-138-19965-1 and Ali Soleimani-Meigooni, Editors Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy ISBN: 978-1-4398-4498-4 Aaron Fenster and James C. Lacefield, Editors Handbook of Radioembolization: ISBN: 978-1-4398-6628-3 Physics, Biology, Nuclear Medicine, Beam’s Eye View Imaging in and Imaging Radiation Oncology Alexander S. Pasciak, PhD., Yong Bradley, MD., Ross I. 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Das, Editor Editors ISBN: 978-1-4987-7647-9 ISBN: 978-1-4398-4197-6 Clinical 3D Dosimetry in Modern Physics of PET and SPECT Imaging Radiation Therapy Magnus Dahlbom, Editor Ben Mijnheer, Editor ISBN: 978-1-4665-6013-0 ISBN: 978-1-4822-5221-7 Clinical 3D Dosimetry in Modern Radiation Therapy Edited by Ben Mijnheer CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2018 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed on acid-free paper International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4822-5221-7 (Hardback) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. 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CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Mijnheer, Ben, editor. Title: Clinical 3D dosimetry in modern radiation therapy / [edited by] Ben Mijnheer. Other titles: Imaging in medical diagnosis and therapy ; 28. Description: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2017. | Series: Imaging in medical diagnosis and therapy ; 28 | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2017023203 | ISBN 9781482252217 (hardback : alk. paper) Subjects: | MESH: Neoplasms–radiotherapy | Radiometry–methods | Radiotherapy, Conformal–methods | Radiation Oncology Classification: LCC RC271.R3 | NLM QZ 269 | DDC 616.99/40642–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017023203 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com Contents Series Preface xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Editor xvii Contributors xix Section I Introduction 1 Introduction and Overview of the Contents of the Book 3 Ben Mijnheer 2 Accuracy Requirements for 3D Dosimetry in Contemporary Radiation Therapy 15 Jacob Van Dyk, Jerry J. Battista, and Glenn S. Bauman Section II Instrumentation 3 Detectors for Reference Dosimetry 65 Simon Duane and Ben Mijnheer 4 Point Detectors for Determining and Verifying 3D Dose Distributions 79 Chester Reft 5 Polymer Gel Dosimetry 99 Yves De Deene vii 6 Radiochromic 3D Detectors 137 Mark Oldham, Titania Juang, and Suk Whan (Paul) Yoon 7 Electronic Portal Imaging Device Dosimetry 169 Boyd McCurdy, Peter Greer, and James Bedford 8 2D and Semi-3D Dosimetry Systems 199 Donald A. Roberts, Kelly C. Younge, and Jean M. Moran Section III Measurement and Computation 9 Small-Field Dosimetry in Photon Beams 225 Indra J. Das and Paolo Francescon 10 Special Delivery Techniques 251 Tomas Kron 11 4D Dosimetry 281 Emma Colvill, Jeremy T. Booth, and Paul Keall 12 Light-Ion Beam Dosimetry 301 Hugo Palmans 13 Monte Carlo Applications in Clinical Three-Dimensional Dosimetry 329 Indrin J. Chetty and Joanna E. Cygler 14 Quantifying Differences in Dose Distributions 357 David Westerly and Moyed Miften Section IV Clinical Applications 15 Acceptance Testing, Commissioning, and Quality Assurance of Linear Accelerators 379 Michael Altman and Eric E. Klein 16 Commissioning and Quality Assurance of Treatment Planning Systems 405 Nesrin Dogan, Ivaylo B. Mihaylov, and Matthew T. Studenski 17 Patient-Specific Quality Assurance: Pretreatment 3D Dose Verification 433 Dietmar Georg, Catharine H. Clark, and Mohammad Hussein viii Contents 18 Patient-Specific Quality Assurance: In Vivo 3D Dose Verification 457 Ben Mijnheer 19 Audits Using End-to-End Tests 487 David S. Followill, Catharine H. Clark, and Tomas Kron 20 Brachytherapy Dosimetry in Three Dimensions 509 J. Adam M. Cunha, Christopher L. Deufel, and Mark J. Rivard 21 Dose Outside the Treatment Volume in External Beam Therapy 537 Stephen F. Kry, Rebecca M. Howell, and Bryan P. Bednarz 22 Imaging Dose in Radiation Therapy 553 Jonathan Sykes, Parham Alaei, and Emiliano Spezi 23 Dose Verification of Proton and Carbon Ion Beam Treatments 581 Katia Parodi Section V Emerging Technological Developments 24 Dosimetry of Small Animal Precision Irradiators 609 Frank Verhaegen and Dietmar Georg 25 3D Dosimetry in Synchrotron Radiation Therapy Techniques 625 Elke Bräuer-Krisch 26 3D Dosimetry in Magnetic Fields 643 Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Gye Won (Diane) Choi,  Hannah Jungeun Lee, Yvonne Roed, and Zhifei Wen Index 659 Contents ix

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