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Review on the feasibility of using PRESAGE® dosimeter in various radiotherapy techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2020

Qurat-ul-ain Shamsi Open the ORCID record for Qurat-ul-ain Shamsi [Opens in a new window] ,
Saeed Ahmad Buzdar ,
Shagufta Jabeen  and
Khalid Iqbal
Qurat-ul-ain Shamsi*
Affiliation:
Physics Department, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Saeed Ahmad Buzdar
Affiliation:
Physics Department, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Shagufta Jabeen
Affiliation:
Bioloby Department, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Khalid Iqbal
Affiliation:
Clinical and Radiation Oncology Department, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan
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Author for correspondence: Qurat-ul-ain Shamsi, Physics Department, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. Tel: +923216827959. E-mail: annieshamsi@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The emergence of advanced radiotherapy techniques, such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), brachytherapy, conformal radiotherapy, magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT), stereotactic synchrotron radiotherapy (SSRT) and microbeam radiotherapy (MRT), has increased the importance of the verification of volumetric dose distribution. The verification of dose distribution is usually done by 2D films and 3D gel dosimeters, but PRESAGE® due to its affordability, reproducibility, precision, accuracy, unique dosimetric and physical properties is considered as an effective candidate in providing 3D dose data. PRESAGE® is insensitive to oxygen contamination, machinable and can be molded to a variety of shapes and sizes. It is absorbing rather than scattering light which facilitates high-accuracy readout by optical computed tomography (OP-CT). This review focuses on the feasibility of using PRESAGE® in various complicated radiotherapy techniques by comparing its measured doses with 2D films and treatment planning system (TPS) calculated doses.

Keywords

dose volume histogramsexternal beam therapy filmsgamma mapsisodose profilesPRESAGE® dosimeter
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Literature Review
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Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , June 2021 , pp. 230 - 237
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