Project: Metrology for radiotherapy using complex radiation fields
Modern radiotherapy treatments aim to deliver the highest possible dose to the smallest possible area to limit the damage to healthy tissues. They do this by using complex radiation fields that deliver intense doses to areas of only a few millimetres across. However, the methods to measure such doses are currently not accurate enough and absorbed dose to water primary standards are needed to bridge the gap between the standard reference and clinical conditions. There is also a lack of standardisation for the measurement of doses and, therefore, treatment may not meet the requirements set out by the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. This project will develop new standards to improve dose measurements and support the updating of international codes of practice.
| Acronym | HLT09 MetrExtRT (Reference Number: HLT09) |
| Duration | 01/06/2012 - 31/05/2015 |
| Project Topic | Metrology |
|
Project Results (after finalisation) |
See Website |
| Website | visit project website |
| Network | EMRP |
| Call | EMRP Call 2011 - Health, SI Broader Scope and New Technologies |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives | Coordinator | France |
| 2 | Cesky Metrologicky Institut | Partner | Czech Republic |
| 3 | Agenzia Nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile | Partner | Italy |
| 4 | Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedelyezesi Hivatal | Partner | Hungary |
| 5 | NPL Management Limited | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 6 | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt | Partner | Germany |
| 7 | Slovenský Metrologický Ústav | Partner | Slovakia |
| 8 | Sateilyturvakeskus | Partner | Finland |
| 9 | VSL B.V. | Partner | Netherlands |
| 10 | Danmarks Tekniske Universitet | Partner | Denmark |
| 11 | Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand 1 | France |