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Development Of A Remote Dosimetric Audit Framework For Carbon Therapy, Paige Taylor
Development Of A Remote Dosimetric Audit Framework For Carbon Therapy, Paige Taylor
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Carbon ion therapy is available at over a dozen institutions around the world and is being employed for treatment of cancer. The increased biological effect of carbon compared to conventional photon-based radiotherapy holds promise for the therapeutic benefit in historically radioresistant tumors. While ion chamber dosimetry has been used for day-to-day clinical measurements of absorbed dose, there are few options for remote dosimetry. The availability of such tools would support the development of a robust remote audit program for carbon ion therapy.
The Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC) conducts remote audits of photon and proton therapy. These audits are …