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Journal : JURNAL ILMIAH PENDIDIKAN FISIKA AL BIRUNI

Radiation Dose Evaluation for Radiotherapy Workers at Unand Hospital Using Four-Element Thermoluminescence Dosimetry Fardela, Ramacos; Milvita, Dian; Rasyada, Latifah Aulia; Almuhayar, Mawanda; Diyona, Fiqi; Mousa, Almahdi
Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Fisika Al-Biruni Vol 12 No 2 (2023): Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Fisika Al-Biruni
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan Lampung, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24042/jipfalbiruni.v12i2.18101

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Radiotherapy is a non-surgery therapy that employs ionizing radiation like X-ray or even radiation to cure cancer as a curative activity. Radiation dose rate analysis is required for the person who worked on radiotherapy to strengthen safety precautions for radiation protection, notably in oncology radiation. The research attempted to disclose time trends and radiation dose rate exposure variations among personnel in radiotherapy installation. Radiation dose examination utilizing four-elements TLD received from 16 respondents grouped into six groups (radiation oncologist, medical physicist, radiotherapist, electromedicine, nurse, and sculptor). The number of occupancy exposures rose 55.5% from 2018 to 2022. The most significant annual radiation dose rate for 900 patient workloads attained by medical physicists was 0.996 mSv. In addition, electronics receive the lowest annual radiation dose at Unand Hospital. Annual effective dose exposure by radiation is still safe, below national or international regulations. However, a protective improvement process is vital to limit radiation interaction, particularly for medical physicists, who are the most vulnerable to radiation exposure.
Dosimetric Analysis of 6 MV Energy Photon Radiation Beam on Flatness and Symmetry on Linac in Radiotherapy Installation of UNAND Hospital Analia, Rika; Fardela, Ramacos; Ridwan, Ridwan; Diyona, Fiqi; Muttaqin, Afdhal
Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Fisika Al-Biruni Vol 13 No 2 (2024): Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Fisika Al-Biruni
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan Lampung, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24042/jipfalbiruni.v13i2.24016

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A dosimetric analysis of a 6 MV photon energy radiation beam on flatness and symmetry in LINAC radiotherapy at UNAND Hospital has been conducted. The aim was to measure the quality of the photon beam using an ion chamber cc 13 detector by observing the beam profile and analyzing the effect of field size and irradiation depth. This study used a blue phantom as the object of irradiation with 6 MV photon energy and variations in irradiation field size.  The results showed that the PDD curve at 6 MV energy was by the international standard recommended by BJR-25. Then, the average values of flatness and symmetry in the field area of 10×10 cm2 and 15×15 cm2 are 1.6% and 2.4% for flatness and 2.3% and 1.9% for symmetry. Thus, the dose distribution is more uniform, and both the left and right sides of the profile on the center axis appear balanced, which will help deliver the dose to the patient better. Thus, these values are suitable for clinical use. This study found that the beam profile was larger on the left side of the main axis. This must be considered to ensure the dose distribution complies with the established safety standards. The results also show that variations in the field area and irradiation depth can affect the beam profile, and the resulting flatness and symmetry values are in accordance with the IAEA TRUS-381 and AAPM TG-142 recommendation standards, which are ±2% flatness and ±3% symmetry.