European Clinical Heavy Particle Dosimetry Group
Supplement to the code of practice for clinical proton dosimetry. ECHED (European Clinical Heavy Particle Dosimetry Group)
Abstract
The 'Code of Practice for Clinical Proton Dosimetry' (Vynckier, S., Bonnett, D.E. and Jones, D.T.L. Code of practice for clinical proton dosimetry. Radiother. Oncol. 20: 53-63, 1991) was published in 1991, but since then new data for mass stopping powers have been reported and consideration has been given to the specification of absorbed dose in water instead of the original recommendation of absorbed dose in tissue. This supplement summarises the basic recommendations of the original Code of Practice and incorporates the new stopping power data for dose specification in water.
Source and rights
Published by Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 1994. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- European Clinical Heavy Particle Dosimetry Group
- Published
- 1994
- Applies to
- 🇪🇺 Europe
- Country of origin
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Scope
- Regional
- Journal
- Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
