Dosimetry for radiobiology experiments at GANIL

The Importance of Dosimetry Standardization in Radiobiology

Radiation dose is central to much of radiobiological research. Precision and accuracy of dose measurements and reporting of the measurement details should be sufficient to allow the work to be interpreted and repeated and to allow valid comparisons to be made, both in the same laboratory and by other laboratories. Despite this, a careful reading of published manuscripts suggests that measuremen...

Laboratory x - ray irradiator for cellular radiobiology research m studies : Dosimetry report

AAPM protocol for 40-300 kV x-ray beam dosimetry in radiotherapy and radiobiology.

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) presents a new protocol, developed by the Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 61, for reference dosimetry of low- and medium-energy x rays for radiotherapy and radiobiology (40 kV < or = tube potential < or = 300 kV). It is based on ionization chambers calibrated in air in terms of air kerma. If the point of interest is at or close to...

MIRD Pamphlet No. 22 (abridged): radiobiology and dosimetry of alpha-particle emitters for targeted radionuclide therapy.

The potential of alpha-particle emitters to treat cancer has been recognized since the early 1900s. Advances in the targeted delivery of radionuclides and radionuclide conjugation chemistry, and the increased availability of alpha-emitters appropriate for clinical use, have recently led to patient trials of radiopharmaceuticals labeled with alpha-particle emitters. Although alpha-emitters have ...

Status of the Construction of the Spiral2 Accelerator at Ganil

The Driver Accelerator for the SPIRAL2 Radioactive Ion Beam facility at GANIL (Caen, France) is in the construction phase. Following the initial phase of prototyping development, the series production of major components was recently launched. Important decisions have also been recently taken concerning buildings, RIB operational aspects and related safety requirements.