Evaluation of Scanner Response with Radiochromic EBT3 Film in Radiation Therapy

Authors

  • Dery TB  Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana
  • Amoako JK  Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana
  • Buah-Bassuah PK  Department of Physics, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

Keywords:

Scanner; Cobalt-60; EBT3 film; Dosimetry; Calibration

Abstract

The study quantified the performance and evaluated a ?atbed scanner, Epson Stylus CX5900 used for scanning the radiochromic EBT3 films for dosimetry with two other widely used commercial scanners. The performance of each scanner was based on constancy and uniformity. Scanners were tested using film irradiated with doses ranging from 0-500 cGy using 1.25 MeV cobalt-60 isotope. Image J software was used for analysing the scanners. The average dose discrepancy (?) in percentage of the delivered dose was 0.65 % and standard deviation (σ) of 0.92 for the Epson Stylus CX5900 Scanner.

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2018-04-30

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Dery TB, Amoako JK, Buah-Bassuah PK, " Evaluation of Scanner Response with Radiochromic EBT3 Film in Radiation Therapy, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 5, pp.1646-1649, March-April-2018.