MAGIC Gel Dosimetry

ORAL

Abstract

Proton therapy has proven a very successful tool in treating certain tumors, but a three dimensional view of this fact has not yet been clearly demonstrated. In this experiment we have used MAGIC (Methacrylic and Ascorbic Acid in Gelatin Initiated by Copper) gel to represent brain tissue and gone through normal treatment planning for an Acoustic Neuroma to show the three dimensional dose distributions associated with such a tumor.

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Authors

  • Rachel Mifflin

    Utah Valley University

  • Kambiz Shahnazi

    Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute

  • Shufang Su

    Iowa State University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of Arizona, Sandia National Laboratories, Physics Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1051, Northwestern University, Texas Tech University, University of Utah Department of Physics, University of Toulouse-UPS, IRSAMC, Toulouse, France, University of Arizona, Department of Physics, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Texas A\&M University, Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute, Birdville ISD, Universidad de Colima, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Brigham Young University, UT Atlington, MV Systems, Colorado State University, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University, New Mexico State University, Texas State Univ., CAMD/LSU, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, North Side High School, Fort Worth, TX, Nitronex Corporation, Arizona State University, Angelo State University Department of Physics, Texas Tech University Deptarment of Electrical Engineering