Measurement of energy dependence for XRCT radiochromic film.

Abstract:

:Gafchromic XRCT, radiochromic film is assessed over a broad energy range, from kilovoltage to megavoltage x rays for variations in reflected optical density to dose response. A large energy dependence was found with reflected optical density output for the same delivered dose varying from 7.8 +/- 0.35 at 25.5 keV (50 kVp) peaking at 12.1 +/- 0.5 at 54 keV (125 kVp) to 0.975 +/- 0.03 at 2300 keV (10 MV) when normalized to 1 at 1400 keV (6 MV) energy. The response is constant (within 3%) in the 36-69 keV equivalent photon energy range, which corresponds to x-ray tube generating potentials of approximately 100-150 kVp. This matches well with beam qualities for diagnostic computed topography applications.

journal_name

Med Phys

journal_title

Medical physics

authors

Butson MJ,Cheung T,Yu PK

doi

10.1118/1.2219330

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-08-01 00:00:00

pages

2923-5

issue

8

eissn

0094-2405

issn

2473-4209

journal_volume

33

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