A linear accelerator monitor unit totalizer

Dennis G. Pillar; Michael T. Gillin; Robert W. Kline; Daniel F. Grimm

doi:10.1118/1.595354

A linear accelerator monitor unit totalizer

Dennis G. Pillar, Michael T. Gillin, Robert W. Kline, Daniel F. Grimm

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

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Abstract

An independent primary dose counter or totalizer has been developed for our linear accelerator. This counter is reset independently of the control console and thus will totalize the number of monitor units (MUs) delivered to the patient. This is especially useful for patients being treated at extended distances when it is necessary to reset the control console several times. The independent totalizer does not load down the control console dosimetry circuit and can be adapted to the digital logic used. The details of the system will be presented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	895-896
Number of pages	2
Journal	Medical physics
Volume	10
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1118/1.595354
State	Published - Nov 1983

Keywords

calibration
counting ratemeters
counting techniques
design
dosimetry
linear accelerators
radiation doses

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Biophysics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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