Year
2016
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Centre for Medical Radiation Physics
Recommended Citation
Alrowaili, Ziyad Awadh A, Utilisation of a 2D solid state detector array for dose assessment and reconstruction of cancer treatment fields using megavoltage photon beams, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, 2016. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4850
Abstract
The level of sophistication associated with modern radiotherapy techniques such as Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) continues to increase, placing increasing demands on the current Quality Assurance (QA) procedures that ensure patient safety. There is therefore a significant need for real-time detectors that provide verification of IMRT and VMAT during the delivery of a patient’s cancer treatment. Current QA procedures typically involve a pre-treatment dosimetric verification to ensure that the linac is delivering the dose map as specified by the computerised radiotherapy treatment plan calculation. A transmission type detector consisting of a two dimensional (2D) array of silicon diodes, “Magic Plate” (MP), is one potential candidate that would allow for online dosimetry in real time, during the patient treatment. This is the focus of the studies presented in this thesis.
FoR codes (2008)
029903 Medical Physics, 029904 Synchrotrons; Accelerators; Instruments and Techniques
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.