Table 1 Beam dose-rate, instantaneous dose-rate and dose-per-pulse in this study are compared to specific referenced examples from several radiotherapy techniques.

From: The challenge of ionisation chamber dosimetry in ultra-short pulsed high dose-rate Very High Energy Electron beams

 

Dose-Rate (Gy/s)

Instantaneous Dose-Rate (Gy/s)

Dose-Per-Pulse (Gy)

Conventional38

2.4 × 10−2–2.4 × 10−1

102–103

10−4–10−3

IORT27

10−2–10−1

≤104

10−2–10−1

FLASH5

0.03–117

6 × 103–5 × 106

6 × 10−3–5

Laser-Driven22

10–102

≤2.4 × 109

2 × 10−3–3.2 × 10−3

This Study

0.17–50.41

5.0 × 106–3.1 × 108

0.03–5.26

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