Development and characterisation of scintillation type detectors for in-air treatment beam verification

Benjamin Henry Hug

doi:10.26182/5bbee6ab01bc9

Development and characterisation of scintillation type detectors for in-air treatment beam verification

Benjamin Henry Hug

School of Physics, Mathematics and Computing

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Abstract

Advanced radiation therapy treatment techniques deliver highly conformal dose distributions by exploiting various dynamic machine capabilities to provide spatial and temporal beam fluence modulation. With the various degrees of freedom within a treatment plan there is a requirement to ensure that the dose being prescribed is delivered correctly and if there are any dose errors what the source of these errors are. A proposed solution is to introduce a device between the patient and the radiation source to monitor the treatment beam. This work reports on the overall suitability of scintillation-based detectors for such a purpose.

Original language	English
Qualification	Masters
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Ebert, Martin, Supervisor Woodward, Rob, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	18 Sept 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/5bbee6ab01bc9
Publication status	Unpublished - 2018

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