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23–27 Oct 2017
Havana, Cuba
America/Havana timezone

The physical basis of contemporary dosimetry protocols

Not scheduled
15m
Biblioteca Pública Rubén Martínez Villena

Biblioteca Pública Rubén Martínez Villena

Biblioteca Pública Rubén Martínez Villena Obispo St. 59, 10200 Old Havana, Havana, Cuba.
Parallel Talk Medical Physics Parallel Session - MP

Speaker

I. Antoniu Popescu (British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada)

Description

In this review lecture, we will explore the physics behind the contemporary codes of practice for dosimetry based on standards of absorbed dose to water, such as the widely used protocols TRS 398 of the IAEA or TG 51 of the AAPM. In particular, we will review the basic concepts of cavity theory and take a pedagogic approach to understanding its role as an essential component of the formalism of these dosimetry protocols.

Primary author

I. Antoniu Popescu (British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada)

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