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Shielding assessment of a mobile electron accelerator for intraoperative radiotherapy
A new approach to intraoperative radiotherapy makes use of a mobile electron linear accelerator delivering therapeutic radiation doses in an operating room suite. This unconventional technology has raised questions concerning protection for personnel and the necessity of shielding the adjoining area...
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2001
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726043/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11602013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v2i3.2610 |
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author | Daves, Jodi L. Mills, Michael D. |
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description | A new approach to intraoperative radiotherapy makes use of a mobile electron linear accelerator delivering therapeutic radiation doses in an operating room suite. This unconventional technology has raised questions concerning protection for personnel and the necessity of shielding the adjoining areas. In this study, the leakage and scatter radiation from the mobile electron accelerator is measured and characterized in a series of spherical projections. An analysis is performed to determine the need for shielding or, alternatively, patient‐based load restrictions in the operating room. This investigation provides a resource to assess shielding and/or patient load restrictions for any facility performing intraoperative radiotherapy with a similar unit. The data presented indicates that the mobile electron accelerator may be operated in an area with little or no shielding under nominal patient load expectations. PACS number(s): 87.52.–g, 87.53.–j |
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spelling | pubmed-57260432018-04-02 Shielding assessment of a mobile electron accelerator for intraoperative radiotherapy Daves, Jodi L. Mills, Michael D. J Appl Clin Med Phys Radiation Protection & Regulations A new approach to intraoperative radiotherapy makes use of a mobile electron linear accelerator delivering therapeutic radiation doses in an operating room suite. This unconventional technology has raised questions concerning protection for personnel and the necessity of shielding the adjoining areas. In this study, the leakage and scatter radiation from the mobile electron accelerator is measured and characterized in a series of spherical projections. An analysis is performed to determine the need for shielding or, alternatively, patient‐based load restrictions in the operating room. This investigation provides a resource to assess shielding and/or patient load restrictions for any facility performing intraoperative radiotherapy with a similar unit. The data presented indicates that the mobile electron accelerator may be operated in an area with little or no shielding under nominal patient load expectations. PACS number(s): 87.52.–g, 87.53.–j John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2001-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5726043/ /pubmed/11602013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v2i3.2610 Text en © 2001 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Radiation Protection & Regulations Daves, Jodi L. Mills, Michael D. Shielding assessment of a mobile electron accelerator for intraoperative radiotherapy |
title | Shielding assessment of a mobile electron accelerator for intraoperative radiotherapy |
title_full | Shielding assessment of a mobile electron accelerator for intraoperative radiotherapy |
title_fullStr | Shielding assessment of a mobile electron accelerator for intraoperative radiotherapy |
title_full_unstemmed | Shielding assessment of a mobile electron accelerator for intraoperative radiotherapy |
title_short | Shielding assessment of a mobile electron accelerator for intraoperative radiotherapy |
title_sort | shielding assessment of a mobile electron accelerator for intraoperative radiotherapy |
topic | Radiation Protection & Regulations |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726043/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11602013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v2i3.2610 |
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