ABSTRACT
This chapter explores why and how radiochromic film can be used for dosimetry in medical applications of synchrotron radiation. It focuses on a description of synchrotron radiation and the challenges it poses for radiation dosimetry. The chapter describes the special features of radiochromic film can address some of the challenges of intense dose-rate dosimetry. As in complex intensity modulated radiation therapy dose distributions, the dosimetry associated with Microbeam radiotherapy is determined by dose and dose distribution. Dosimetry for imaging applications is also challenging as imaging using monochromatic X-rays has the potential to perform high quality imaging at comparatively low doses. When considering synchrotron radiation, one should also appreciate the benefits it can bring to the scientific field of dosimetry. Testing for dose and dose-rate dependence is something in which synchrotron radiation can assist in assessing variations of response with radiation quality using monoenergetic X-rays. Synchrotron radiation dosimetry is challenging because the dose range of interest is rather large.
