Effective Management of FXG Gel Dosimetry

Abstract

The details of a calibration basis for the Fricke-xylenol orange-gelatin (FXG) gel dosimeter combined with the fast, easily accessible readout tool of cone beam optical computed tomography (CT) are described in this report. With proper controls in place, the results from a test intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment plan evaluation indicate that greater than 95% Low's gamma function agreement between plan and gel-measured dose using 3% dose and 3 mm distance-to-agreement criteria is achievable.