Insight gained from responses to surveys on reference dosimetry practices
| Autor: | Jeffrey V. Siebers, Arman Sarfehnia, Gwe-Ya Kim, Naresh Tolani, Yimei Huang, Jessica Lowenstein, S Davis, B. R. Muir, S Lee, Wesley S. Culberson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Computer science Best practice best practice Cancer Care Facilities 87.53.-J 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Medical physicist 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Radiation oncology medicine Humans Dosimetry Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical physics Radiometry Instrumentation Reference standards Remote sensing Response rate (survey) Radiation reference dosimetry Reference Standards Radiation Measurements ionization chambers Health Care Surveys 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics |
| ISSN: | 1526-9914 |
| Popis: | Purpose To present the results and discuss potential insights gained through surveys on reference dosimetry practices. Methods Two surveys were sent to medical physicists to learn about the current state of reference dosimetry practices at radiation oncology clinics worldwide. A short survey designed to maximize response rate was made publicly available and distributed via the AAPM website and a medical physics list server. Another, much more involved survey, was sent to a smaller group of physicists to gain insight on detailed dosimetry practices. The questions were diverse, covering reference dosimetry practices on topics like measurements required for beam quality specification, the actual measurement of absorbed dose and ancillary equipment required like electrometers and environment monitoring measurements. Results There were 190 respondents to the short survey and seven respondents to the detailed survey. The diversity of responses indicates nonuniformity in reference dosimetry practices and differences in interpretation of reference dosimetry protocols. Conclusions The results of these surveys offer insight on clinical reference dosimetry practices and will be useful in identifying current and future needs for reference dosimetry. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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