Commissioning of a well type chamber for HDR and LDR brachytherapy applications: a review of methodology and outcomes

• Published in: Australasian physical & engineering sciences in medicine Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 167 - 175
• Main Authors: Mukwada, Godfrey, Neveri, Gabor, Alkhatib, Zaid, Waterhouse, David K., Ebert, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological and Medical Physics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Biomedicine; Biophysics; Brachytherapy - methods; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Humans; Ions; Medical and Radiation Physics; Medical equipment; Quality control; Radiation therapy; Radiometry; Scientific Paper; Treatment Outcome; Well type chamber (well chamber); Brachytherapy; Reference air kerma rate; LDR; HDR; Commissioning

For safe and accurate dose delivery in brachytherapy, associated equipment is subject to commissioning and ongoing quality assurance (QA). Many centres depend on the use of a well-type chamber (‘well chamber’) for performing brachytherapy dosimetry. Documentation of well chamber commissioning is sca...