Measurement of absorbed dose in radiotherapy of cancers using thermo luminescence dosimeter

Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Mohammad Zarei, Hoda Nedaee Oskoee, Mahdi Keyvan, Majid Dastras

 Cancer is a disease of abnormal cells begins to multiply. Radiotherapy uses ionizing radiation to destroy or shrink 

cancerous tissues. On the other hand, the radiation sometimes it is necessary in addition to having received treatment 

planning and dose calculation points of interest in the field, to empirically measure the absorbed dose to the desired 

point and on the subsequent decisions adopted. Due to the secondary abnormalities observed in prostate cancer radiotherapy, due to the critical 

organs such as the rectum and bladder tolerated dose which is essential which requires a precise definition of target volume and the volume of 

the radiation treatment planning is critical.