Speaker
Anna Subiel
(National Physical Laboratory)
Description
It has been shown that FLASH radiotherapy can significantly spare healthy tissues whilst still being at least as effective in curing cancer as radiotherapy at conventional dose rates. These properties promise reduced post-treatment complications, whilst improving patient access to proton beam radiotherapy and reducing costs. However, accurate dosimetry at UHDR is extremely complicated. The work presented in this talk will demonstrate measurements performed with a primary-standard proton calorimeter (PSPC) at the Cincinnati Proton Centre and outline derivation of the required correction factors needed to determine absolute dose for FLASH proton beam radiotherapy.
Primary author
Anna Subiel
(National Physical Laboratory)
