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This requires the availability of specialized equipment optimized for the delivery of conventional (CONV) and ultra\u2010high dose rate (UHDR) irradiation for preclinical studies. One method to conduct such preclinical radiobiological research involves adapting a clinical linear accelerator configured to deliver both CONV and UHDR irradiation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title><jats:p>We characterized the dosimetric properties of a clinical linear accelerator configured to deliver ultra\u2010high dose rate irradiation to two anatomic sites in mice and for cell\u2010culture FLASH radiobiology experiments.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Delivered doses of UHDR electron beams were controlled by a microcontroller and relay interfaced with the respiratory gating system. We also produced beam collimators with indexed stereotactic mouse positioning devices to provide anatomically specific preclinical treatments. Treatment delivery was monitored directly with an ionization chamber, and charge measurements were correlated with radiochromic film measurements at the entry surface of the mice. The setup for conventional dose rate irradiation utilized the same collimation system but at increased source\u2010to\u2010surface distance. Monte Carlo simulations and film dosimetry were used to characterize beam properties and dose distributions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean electron beam energies before the flattening filter were 18.8 MeV (UHDR) and 17.7 MeV (CONV), with corresponding values at the mouse surface of 17.2 and 16.2 MeV. The charges measured with an external ion chamber were linearly correlated with the mouse entrance dose. The use of relay gating for pulse control initially led to a delivery failure rate of 20% (\u00b1\u00a01 pulse); adjustments to account for the linac latency improved this rate to\u00a0&lt;\u00a01\/20. Beam field sizes for two anatomically specific mouse collimators (4 \u00d7 4 cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> for whole\u2010abdomen and 1.5 \u00d7 1.5 cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> for unilateral lung irradiation) were accurate within\u00a0&lt;\u00a05% and had low radiation leakage (&lt;\u00a04%). Normalizing the dose at the center of the mouse (\u223c0.75\u00a0cm depth) produced UHDR and CONV doses to the irradiated volumes with\u00a0&gt;\u00a095% agreement.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We successfully configured a clinical linear accelerator for increased output and developed a robust preclinical platform for anatomically specific irradiation, with highly accurate and precise temporal and spatial dose delivery, for both CONV and UHDR irradiation applications.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/mp.17432","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,27]],"date-time":"2024-09-27T19:37:07Z","timestamp":1727465827000},"page":"9166-9178","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Dosimetric calibration of anatomy\u2010specific ultra\u2010high dose rate electron irradiation platform for preclinical FLASH radiobiology 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