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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Conf Ser. 2013;444:012029. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/444/1/012029

Table 1.

Examples of Application-Specific Dosimetry Considerations

Application Considerations
IMRT, VMAT Tissue equivalent electron density
Volume-independent dose response
Un-irradiated transparency
Radiosurgery High doses require low sensitivity
Remote dosimetry Post-irradiation stability, low thermal effects
Brachytherapy Tissue equivalence, high sensitivity, good stability
Deformable dosimetry Elastic properties comparable to human tissues
Reusable dosimeters Stable immediately post-RT, then optical clearing