EP3391090A1 - Système de mesure de dose absorbée dans l'eau, procédé d'étalonnage et procédé de determination d'une qualite de faisceau associés - Google Patents
Système de mesure de dose absorbée dans l'eau, procédé d'étalonnage et procédé de determination d'une qualite de faisceau associésInfo
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- the present invention relates to an absorbed dose measurement system.
- the invention also relates to a calibration method for such a measurement system, a computer program product for the implementation of such a calibration method, a method for determining a beam quality implementing such a measurement system and a computer program product for implementing such a method of determining a beam quality.
- the invention applies to the field of radiation sources. More particularly, the invention applies to the field of photon sources, for example X-ray sources for radiotherapy, contact radiotherapy or brachytherapy. In particular, the invention applies to the calibration and determination of the beam quality and / or the absorbed dose associated with beams emitted by such radiation sources.
- sources of radiation including X-ray sources
- sources of radiation including X-ray sources
- oncological treatments for example for the treatment of cancers of the skin, breast, rectum, or gynecological.
- X-ray beams for the treatment of superficial and deep tumors, accessible by natural means or surgically.
- the beam is delivered through an applicator placed in contact with the skin or the organ to be treated.
- the photons constituting such beams generally have an energy of the order of ten kiloelectronvolts to the ten megaelectronvolts.
- the use of radiation for therapeutic purposes requires the administration of a precise dose of radiation to the tumor while preserving the healthy tissue around it, so as not to cause iatrogenic effects. Therefore, radiotherapy methods require a precise knowledge of radiation doses absorbed as well as a precise knowledge of the radiation sources and thus the quality of the beams emitted by such sources.
- absorbed dose in water is the amount of radiation from the source that is absorbed into the water at a given depth.
- the absorbed dose in water is expressed in "gray", a unit homogeneous to joules per kilogram in the international unit system.
- the quality of a beam is, in turn, defined as the ratio data between absorbed dose measurements at different depths in a given environment.
- a measuring system comprising a tank filled with water, also called “water phantom”, intended to replace the body, in which is disposed an ionization chamber intended to emit a signal which depends on the absorbed dose in the water at the place where the ionization chamber is positioned.
- the presence of the ionization chamber has the effect of disturbing the measurement of the absorbed dose in water, in particular for measuring the spatial profile of the beam and the variation of the absorbed dose as a function of the depth, called "deep yield".
- the presence in the water phantom of a volume of gas, namely the volume of gas enclosed by the ionization chamber introduces errors in the measurement of the absorbed dose in water.
- An object of the invention is therefore to provide a system for measuring absorbed dose, especially absorbed dose in water, which is more reliable and easier to implement.
- the subject of the invention is a measuring system of the aforementioned type, the measurement system comprising a detection head comprising a solid solid matrix and at least one solid detector, the matrix having an external input surface, at least one detector being capable of delivering a signal representative of a radiation dose absorbed at the point where the detector is placed, the at least one detector being placed in the matrix at a predetermined depth with respect to the surface of the detector; Entrance.
- solid detectors causes beam disturbances which are less important than with an ionization chamber, which leads to more reliable measurements of the absorbed radiation dose.
- Such solid detectors are generally small in size, further reducing the disturbances of the beam.
- the use of several detectors placed at different depths in the matrix allows a measurement of the quality of a beam of radiation in a single operation. This makes it possible to determine the value of a calibration coefficient to be used to calculate the absorbed dose.
- the use of a solid matrix makes the implementation of such a measurement system simpler than with a conventional measurement system.
- the measuring system comprises one or more of the following characteristics, taken separately or in any technically possible combination:
- the matrix is made of a material having, on average over a predetermined energy range, an absorption coefficient having a relative difference with the absorption coefficient of the liquid water which is less than or equal to 50%, advantageously less than or equal to 30%, for example less than or equal to 10%, and a diffusion coefficient having a relative difference with the diffusion coefficient of the liquid water which is less than or equal to 50%, advantageously less than or equal to 30%.
- % for example less than or equal to 10%;
- the matrix is made of a material having, on average over a predetermined energy range, an absorption coefficient having a relative difference with the absorption coefficient of a given biological tissue which is less than or equal to 50%, advantageously less than or equal to 30%, for example less than or equal to 10%, and a diffusion coefficient having a relative difference with the diffusion coefficient of the biological tissue which is less than or equal to 50%, advantageously less than or equal to 30% for example less than or equal to 10%;
- the measurement system comprises a plurality of detectors, the position of the detectors in the matrix defining a line;
- the at least one detector is selected from the group consisting of diamond dosimeters and scintillation detectors.
- the subject of the invention is a method for calibrating a measuring system as defined above, the input surface of the matrix of the measuring system being illuminated by radiation from a source of radiation.
- the reference radiation source being capable of emitting radiation having at least one predetermined beam quality, a reference dose in a predetermined medium being associated with the at least one quality of radiation.
- beam the reference dose being known at a reference point, the reference dose being further associated with a reference depth, the detection head being arranged so that the detector which is located at an equivalent depth of the medium predetermined equal to the reference depth is disposed at the reference point, the method comprising, for the at least one beam quality, the steps of:
- the calibration method comprises the following characteristic:
- each detector is associated with a rank corresponding to the predetermined depth of the detector, the method comprising, for at least a pair of distinct ranks, and for the at least one beam quality, the steps of:
- the subject of the invention is a computer program product comprising program code instructions which, when executed by a computer, implement the calibration method as defined above.
- the subject of the invention is a method for determining the beam quality of a beam emitted by a radiation source, implementing a measurement system as defined above, the measurement system being calibrated by the calibration method as defined above, the detection head being disposed in the predetermined measuring position, the input surface of the matrix of the measuring system being illuminated by the beam emitted by the source, the method comprising the steps of:
- the selected beam quality being the beam quality for which the calculated raw ratios satisfy a predetermined criterion with respect to the corresponding quality indices written in the memory location;
- the method for determining a beam quality comprises the following one or more characteristics:
- the method further comprises, if the selected beam quality is found, the step of:
- the method furthermore comprises, if the selected beam quality is not found, the steps of:
- the approximated calibration coefficient being equal to the image of the raw ratio associated with the pair of ranks by the approximation function associated with the pair of ranks;
- the subject of the invention is a computer program product comprising program code instructions which, when executed by a computer, implement the method of determining the beam quality as defined above. above.
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of a first embodiment of a measuring system according to the invention, a matrix of the measuring system of FIG. 1 being shown in sectional view in a plane orthogonal to a surface; input of the matrix;
- FIG. 2 is a detector of the measurement system of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a representation of a second embodiment of a measuring system according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 A first embodiment of an absorbed dose measurement system 2 according to the invention is shown in FIG.
- the measurement system 2 is intended to measure the absorbed dose, in particular the absorbed dose in water, for a beam emitted by a radiation source 3 at at least one depth.
- a beam has energy belonging to a predetermined energy range.
- the predetermined energy range covers the energies associated with X-rays.
- the predetermined energy range extends from a few tens of kiloelectronvolts to a few tens of megaelectronvolts.
- the measurement system 2 comprises a matrix 4, at least one detector 6 and a computer 8.
- the measurement system 2 comprises a plurality of detectors 6.
- Each detector 6 is disposed in the matrix 4 and is connected to the computer 8.
- the assembly formed by the matrix 4 and the detectors 6 is called the detection head 7.
- Matrix 4 is a solid and solid matrix.
- the matrix 4 has no cavity, or that the total volume of the cavities present in the matrix 4 is negligible compared to the volume of the matrix 4.
- the matrix 4 has, for example, the shape of a parallelepiped.
- each side of the matrix 4 advantageously has a length greater than or equal to 5 cm, preferably greater than or equal to 10 cm, for example greater than or equal to 20 cm.
- the matrix has an input surface 10.
- the input surface 10 is intended to be oriented towards the source 3 to be illuminated by the beam emitted by the source 3.
- the input surface is flat.
- the matrix 4 is made of a water equivalent material.
- water equivalent material is meant, in the sense of the present invention, a material having, on average over the predetermined energy range, physical characteristics similar to those of liquid water.
- the water equivalent material has, on average over the predetermined energy range, an absorption coefficient similar to the absorption coefficient of the liquid water.
- the water equivalent material has, on average over the predetermined energy range, a diffusion coefficient similar to the diffusion coefficient of the liquid water.
- the relative difference between the value of a physical property of the matrix 4 and the value of the corresponding physical property of the liquid water is less than or equal to 50%, advantageously less than or equal to 30%, for example less than or equal to 10%.
- a given mass thickness of the material in which the matrix 4 is made has, on average over the predetermined energy range, an absorption coefficient, respectively a diffusion coefficient, similar to the absorption coefficient, respectively to the coefficient diffusion, the same mass thickness of liquid water.
- mass thickness is meant the product result of the actual thickness by the density of the material.
- the matrix comprises at least one material among PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate), PWDT (Plastic Water Diagnostic Therapy), VW (Virtual Water) or Solid Water known.
- PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
- PWDT Physical Water Diagnostic Therapy
- VW Virtual Water
- Solid Water Solid Water known.
- the matrix 4 is made of a biological tissue equivalent material.
- biological tissue equivalent material is understood to mean a material having, on average over the predetermined energy range, physical characteristics similar to those of a given biological tissue.
- biological tissue corresponds, for example, to an organ, muscle, adipose tissue, bone, blood vessels or a combination of such tissues.
- the biological tissue equivalent material has, on average over the predetermined energy range, an absorption coefficient similar to the absorption coefficient of the biological tissue considered.
- the equivalent material biological tissue has, on average over the predetermined energy range, a diffusion coefficient similar to the diffusion coefficient of the biological tissue considered.
- the relative difference between the value of a physical property of the matrix 4 and the value of the corresponding physical property of the biological tissue considered is less than or equal to 50%, advantageously less than or equal to 30%, for example less than or equal to 10%.
- a given mass thickness of the material in which the matrix 4 is made has, on average over the predetermined energy range, an absorption coefficient, respectively a diffusion coefficient, similar to the absorption coefficient, respectively to the coefficient diffusion, the same mass thickness of the corresponding biological tissue.
- the matrix includes, by way of example, at least one of the following known materials: ⁇ 150, acrylic, "Alderson muscle”, “Alderson lung”, “Griffith breast”, “Griffith” muscle “, LN10 / 75, M3, Mix-D, Nylon-6, Mylar / Melinex, RW-1, or RW-2.
- Each detector 6 is able to deliver a signal representative of a radiation dose absorbed at the point where the detector 6 is placed.
- Each detector 6 is disposed in the matrix 4, at a predetermined distance from the input surface 10, also called “depth”.
- each detector 6 is housed in a cavity 12 formed in the die 4 to receive the detector 4.
- the dimensions of the cavity 12 are such that the volume not occupied by the detector 6 in the cavity 12 is negligible in front of the volume of the detector 6.
- each detector 6 is disposed in the matrix 4 at an equivalent depth of water which is equal to a reference depth as defined later.
- equivalent depth of a medium is meant the actual depth of the detector 6, multiplied by the result of the division of the density of the medium in which the absorbed dose is expressed, by the density of the material in which is performed the matrix 4.
- equivalent depth of water it is understood the actual depth of the detector 6, multiplied by the result of the division of the density of the water by the density of the material in which the matrix 4 is made.
- each detector 6 is associated with a rank i integer between 1 and M, M being an integer equal to the total number of detectors 6 of the detection head 7.
- M being an integer equal to the total number of detectors 6 of the detection head 7.
- the detector 6 disposed at the smallest depth is associated with the rank 1
- the detector 6 disposed at the greatest depth is associated with the rank M, the ranks being increasing with the depth.
- the position of the detectors 6 in the matrix 4 defines a line X-X.
- the line X-X defined by the position of the detectors 6 in the matrix 4 is locally orthogonal to the input surface 10 at the point of intersection of the line X-X with the input surface 10.
- Each detector 6 is a solid detector.
- each detector 6 is a diamond dosimeter, or a conventionally known scintillation detector.
- the detectors 6 are silicon detectors.
- each detector 6 is chosen as a function of the energy of the radiation emitted by the source 3.
- the detector 6 comprises a detection element 14 placed between two electrodes 16.
- the detection element 14 is made of monocrystalline or polycrystalline diamond.
- the detector 6 has a volume less than or equal to 150 mm 3 , preferably less than or equal to 30 mm 3 , for example less than or equal to 5 mm 3 .
- the detection element 14 is a diamond having the shape of a cylinder with a diameter of between 0.5 mm and 5 mm, for example between 0.8 mm and 2 mm, and with a height of between 50 ⁇ . and 1 mm, for example between 100 ⁇ and 200 ⁇ .
- the detection element 14 is a diamond having the shape of a side parallelepiped between 0.5 mm and 5 mm, for example between 0.8 mm and 2 mm.
- the electrodes 16 are arranged on two opposite faces of the detection element 14, in contact with the detection element 14. For example, each electrode 16 covers an area between 70% and 100% of the corresponding surface of the detection element 14.
- Each electrode 16 has a thickness less than or equal to 1 ⁇ .
- Each electrode 16 is made of metal, for example a single metal or a stack of metals, or carbon material.
- the electrodes 16 are connected to the computer 8 to convey to the computer 8 a signal delivered by the detector 6 which is representative of a radiation dose absorbed at the point where the detector 6 is arranged.
- the computer 8 is configured to calculate the absorbed dose, in particular the absorbed dose in the water, at each depth associated with a detector 6 from the signal delivered by each detector 6.
- the computer 8 is also configured to calculate the beam quality. emitted by the source 3 from the signals delivered by the detectors 6.
- the computer 8 comprises a memory 18 and a processor 20.
- the memory 18 has a memory location 22.
- the memory 18 is configured to store an acquisition software 26, a calibration software 28 and a qualification software 30.
- the memory location 22 is adapted to store data relating to a plurality of beam qualities each associated with a beam emitted by at least one reference radiation source.
- the memory slot 22 is configured to store a reference dose absorbed in water D ref, also called “dose reference ".
- D ref a reference dose absorbed in water D ref
- Each dose of reference D ref is known a predetermined reference point along the beam propagation direction having a given beam quality.
- each D ref reference dose is set to an equivalent predetermined depth of water, so-called “reference depth”. The depth of each reference associated with RfD Dr. f depends on the energy of the photons of the beam, according to a given relationship in IAEA 398:
- the memory location 22 is also configured to store, for each detector 6, at least one corresponding correction factor.
- the memory location 22 is further configured to store quality indices R c , h / i as defined later.
- the memory location 22 is also configured to store, for each quality index R c , h / i, a corresponding uncertainty.
- the memory location 22 is also suitable for storing a predetermined threshold of difference between the quality indices R c , h / i and raw ratios Rb, h / i defined subsequently.
- the memory location 22 is configured to store, for each beam quality, a calibration coefficient N as defined later.
- the memory location 22 is also adapted to store at least one approximation function Fh / i as defined later.
- the acquisition software 26 is configured to acquire, for each detector 6, a raw signal Sbj from the detector 6, i being the rank with which the detector 6 is associated.
- the calibration software 28 is configured to calculate, from the raw signals Sbj acquired from the detectors 6 by the acquisition software 26 and correction factors stored in the memory location 22, a corrected signal S ⁇ rr, i For each beam quality and for each detector 6, the corrected signal S ⁇ rr i is equal to the result of the product of the raw signal Sbj by the corresponding correction factors stored in the memory location 22.
- the calibration software 28 is also configured to calculate, during a calibration step, for each beam quality, a calibration coefficient N.
- the calibration coefficient N is equal to the result by dividing the reference dose D ref by the corrected signal S ⁇ rr, i associated with the detector 6 of rank i which is similar depth of water equal to the reference depth for the reference dose Dr. f associated with the considered beam quality according to formula (1):
- N - ⁇ (l).
- the calibration software 28 is configured to calculate, during the calibration step, the quality index R c , h / i associated with a first detector 6 of rank i and a second detector 6 of rank h distinct from rank i.
- the quality index R c , h / i is equal to the result of the division of the corrected signal S ⁇ rr, h associated with the second detector 6 by the corrected signal S ⁇ rr, i associated with the first detector 6, according to the formula ( 2):
- the calibration software 28 is furthermore configured to calculate the uncertainty associated with each quality index R c , h / i, for example according to the method recommended by the work "Guide for the expression of measurement uncertainties”. "(ISO 1993 ISBN 92-67-10188-9).
- the calibration software 28 is configured to write in the memory location 22, for each beam quality, the calibration coefficient N calculated, the quality indices R c , h / i calculated and the calculated uncertainty associated with each quality index R c , h / i.
- the calibration software 28 is also configured to calculate at least one approximation function Fh / i, each approximation function Fh / i being associated with a pair of distinct ranks (h, i).
- a pair of values is read, the pair being formed on the one hand by the quality index R c , h / i associated with the pair of ranks (h, i) for said beam quality, and on the other hand by the calibration coefficient N for said beam quality, the quality index R c , h / i forming an antecedent and the calibration coefficient N forming an image;
- the approximation function Fh / i is calculated by a usual interpolation method.
- the approximation function Fh / i is computed by a usual regression method.
- the calibration software 28 is configured to take into account only the quality indices R c , h / i having an uncertainty less than a predetermined maximum uncertainty, when calculating the approximation functions Fh / i.
- the qualification software 30 is configured to calculate, from the raw signals Sbj acquired from the detectors 6, a corrected signal S ⁇ rr i associated with each detector 6.
- the qualification software 30 is configured to calculate the corrected signals S ⁇ rr, i according to the same calculation as the calibration software 28.
- the qualification software 30 is configured to calculate, during a step of determining the beam quality of a beam emitted by the source 3, a raw ratio Rb, h / i associated with a first detector 6 of rank i and a second detector 6 of rank h distinct from the rank i.
- the raw ratio Rb, h / i is equal to the result of the division of the corrected signal S ⁇ rr, h associated with the second detector 6 by the corrected signal S ⁇ rr, i associated with the first detector 6, according to formula (3):
- the qualification software 30 is configured to search, in the memory location 22, the beam quality for which the raw ratios Rb, h / i satisfy a predetermined criterion with respect to all or some of the quality indices R c , h / i corresponding to said beam quality.
- the qualification software 30 is configured to search, in the memory location 22, the beam quality for which, for the raw ratios Rb, h / i calculated, there exist quality indices R c , h / i which are equal to them, to the corresponding uncertainties, or to the predetermined threshold.
- the qualification software 30 is also configured to calculate, for the beam quality of the source 3, an approximate calibration coefficient N 'as defined later.
- the qualification software 30 is, furthermore, configured to calculate, for each detector 6, a corrected absorbed dose D, '.
- the corrected absorbed dose D '' is equal to the result of the product of the corrected signal S ⁇ rr, i corresponding to the detector 6 of rank i by the approximate calibration coefficient N '.
- the corrected absorbed dose D 1 ' is considered as the absorbed dose in water for the current beam, and for the depth of the corresponding detector 6.
- the processor 20 is configured to execute the acquisition software 26, the calibration software 28 and the qualification software 30 stored in the memory 18.
- FIG. 3 A second measurement system 2B according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 3.
- the measurement system 2B of FIG. 3 differs from the measurement system 2 of FIG. 1 in that it comprises a first calculator 8A and a second calculator. 8B each having an architecture similar to the architecture of the calculator 8 of the measurement system 2 of Figure 1.
- the detectors 6 are adapted to be connected to the first computer 8A and the second computer 8B, for example simultaneously or alternately.
- the memory 18 of the first computer 8A is able to store the first memory location 22, the acquisition software 26 and the calibration software 28.
- the memory 18 of the second computer 8B is able to store the first memory location 22, the acquisition software 26 and the qualification software 30.
- each reference radiation source being capable of emitting radiation having at least a predetermined beam quality.
- a D ref reference dose is associated with each beam quality, Dr. f RfD being known to a predetermined reference point, for example a predetermined point along the beam propagation direction.
- the detection head 7 is disposed in a predetermined measuring position. More precisely, for a given beam quality, the detection head 7 is arranged so that the detector 6 is, in the matrix 4, at an equivalent depth of water which is equal to the reference depth for said quality of the beam. beam (given in IAEA 398) is located at the reference point to which the reference dose D ref is known.
- the detection head 7 is arranged so that the line X-X is parallel to the axis of the photon beam.
- the input surface 10 of the matrix 4 of the measurement system 2 is then illuminated by a beam from the reference radiation source, the beam having a known beam quality.
- the acquisition software 26 acquires a raw signal Sbj delivered by each detector 6. Then the calibration software 28 calculates, from each acquired raw signal Sbj, a corrected signal S ⁇ rr i associated with each detector 6.
- the calibration software 28 then calculates the calibration coefficient N corresponding to the quality of the beam, from the corrected signal S ⁇ rr, i corresponding to the detector 6 placed at the reference point.
- the calibration software 28 also calculates the quality indices R c , h / i.
- the calibration software 28 further calculates the uncertainty associated with each quality index R c , h / i.
- the calibration software 28 then writes, in the memory location 22, each calculated quality index R c , h / i, the corresponding uncertainty, as well as the calibration coefficient N associated with the current beam quality.
- the calibration software 28 calculates, for each pair of ranks (h, i), the corresponding approximation function Fh / i.
- the calibration software 28 takes into account only the quality indices R c , h / i having an uncertainty lower than a predetermined maximum uncertainty.
- the calibration software 28 then writes each approximation function Fh / i in the memory location 22.
- the measurement system 2 calibrated according to the calibration method described above is provided.
- the detection head 7 is disposed in a predetermined measuring position.
- the detection head 7 is arranged so that the line X-X is parallel to the axis of the photon beam emitted by the source 3.
- the source 3 generates a beam that illuminates the input surface 10 of the matrix 7 of the measurement system 2.
- the acquisition software 26 then acquires a raw signal Sbj delivered by each detector 6. Then, the qualification software 30 calculates, from each acquired raw signal Sbj, a corrected signal S ⁇ rr i associated with each detector 6.
- the qualifying software 30 then calculates the raw ratios Rb, h / i.
- the qualification software 30 searches, in the memory location 22, for a beam quality, called "selected beam quality", for which the raw ratios Rb, h / i satisfy the predetermined criterion with respect to the quality indices R c , h / i corresponding to said beam quality.
- the qualification software 30 searches, in the memory location 22, the beam quality for which, for the raw ratios Rb, h / i calculated, there exist quality indices R c , h / i which are equal to the corresponding uncertainties, or the predetermined threshold.
- the qualification software 30 finds such a beam quality in the memory location 22, the qualification software 30 assigns the selected beam quality to the beam quality of the beam from the source 3.
- the corrected calibration coefficient N ' is equal to the calibration coefficient N associated with the selected beam quality.
- the qualification software 30 loads an approximation function Fh / i for a given pair of ranks (h, i).
- the pair of ranks (h, i) is chosen from a priori knowledge of the approximate energy of the photons emitted by the source 3.
- the rank i is the rank which corresponds to the reference depth for the considered energy
- the rank h is equal to the rank immediately inferior or superior.
- the pair of ranks (h, i) is automatically selected or predetermined by a user.
- the qualification software 30 calculates the approximate calibration coefficient N ', equal to the image of the raw ratio Rb, h / i by the approximation function Fh / i corresponding to the pair of rows (h, i) chosen.
- the qualification software 30 then calculates, for each detector 6, the corrected absorbed dose D, ', which is assimilated to the absorbed dose in the water to be determined.
- the operation of the measuring system 2B of FIG. 3 differs from the operation of the measuring system 2 of FIG. 1 in that, during the calibration step, the first computer 8A acquires the raw signals Sbj coming from the detectors 6, then calculates the quality indices R c , h / i, the corresponding uncertainties, the calibration coefficients N and the approximation functions Fh / i.
- the quality indices R c , h / i, the corresponding uncertainties, the calibration coefficients N and the approximation functions Fh / i calculated by the first computer 8A are loaded into the memory location 22 of the second computer 8B.
- the second computer 8B then calculates, during the step of determining the beam quality of a beam emitted by the source 3, the raw ratios Rb, h / i, the beam quality of the beam and the coefficient of corrected calibration N 'associated with the source 3, and the corrected absorbed dose D,' associated with each detector 6.
- Measuring systems 2, 2B are also likely to be used for measuring the absorbed dose in a biological tissue. In this case, during the implementation of the measurement systems 2, 2B, corrections are applied to the quantities acquired and the quantities calculated so that the calculated doses correspond to absorbed doses in the biological tissue.
- the ionization chambers are fragile, the absence of an ionization chamber in the measurement system 2 gives the measurement system 2 greater robustness with respect to external physical aggression and various manipulations than the measurement systems. the state of the art.
- the matrix is made of a material with characteristics similar to those of liquid water leads to more reliable measurements of the absorbed dose in water.
- the matrix is made of a material with characteristics similar to those of a biological tissue leads to more reliable measurements of the absorbed dose in the biological tissue.
- the use of a plurality of detectors 6, arranged at different depths makes it possible to obtain information relating to the quality of the beam emitted by the source 3. Such information is useful for determining the value of corrective factors at apply to detector responses 6 to arrive at a precise measurement of the absorbed dose in water.
- the detector 6 is a diamond dosimeter or a scintillation detector comprising a plastic scintillator
- the detector 6 has a composition close to that of a living tissue or water. This increases the reliability of the measurement with respect to the ionization chambers.
- PMMA reduces the manufacturing costs of measuring system 2, as PMMA is an easy-to-supply and inexpensive material.
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