15 years of 106Ru eye plaque dosimetry at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center using radiochromic film in a Solid Water phantom

• Published in: Biomedical physics & engineering express Vol. 4; no. 4
• Main Authors: Trichter, Samuel, Soares, Christopher G, Zaider, Marco, DeWyngaert, J Keith, DeWerd, Larry A, Kleiman, Norman J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 17.05.2018
• Subjects: diode dosimetry; eye plaques; film dosimetry; radiochromic film

Purpose. 106Ru eye plaques are used for treatment of intraocular malignancies, providing a good alternative to enucleation. We perform our own acceptance testing and commissioning of 106Ru eye plaques using radiochromic film as recommended by ISO standard 21439:2009 'Clinical dosimetry-beta rad...