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Zhang J, Liang Y, Yang C. A primary proton integral depth dose calculation model corrected with straight scattering track approximation. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Burg JM, Flatten V, Witt M, Derksen L, Weber U, Engenhart-Cabillic R, Vorwerk H, Zink K, Baumann KS. Experimental determination of modulation power of lung tissue for particle therapy. Phys Med Biol 2021; 66. [PMID: 34844221 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac3e0d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
In particle therapy of lung tumors, modulating effects on the particle beam may occur due to the microscopic structure of the lung tissue. These effects are caused by the heterogeneous nature of the lung tissue and cannot be completely taken into account during treatment planning, because these micro structures are too small to be fully resolved in the planning CT. In several publications, a new material parameter called modulation power (Pmod) was introduced to characterize the effect. For various artificial lung surrogates, this parameter was measured and published by other groups and ranges up to approximately 1000μm. Studies investigating the influence of the modulation power on the dose distribution during irradiation are using this parameter in the rang of 100-800μm. More precise measurements forPmodon real lung tissue have not yet been published. In this work, the modulation power of real lung tissue was measured using porcine lungs in order to produce more reliable data ofPmodfor real lung tissue. For this purpose,ex-vivoporcine lungs were frozen in a ventilated state and measurements in a carbon ion-beam were performed. Due to the way the lungs were prepared and transferred to a solid state, the lung structures that modulate the beam could also be examined in detail using micro CT imaging. An optimization of the established methods of measuring the modulation power, which takes better account of the typical structures within lung tissue, was developed as well.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jan Michael Burg
- University of Applied Sciences Giessen, Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, Germany.,University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Germany
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- University of Applied Sciences Giessen, Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, Germany.,University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Germany.,Marburg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Marburg, Germany
| | - Matthias Witt
- University of Applied Sciences Giessen, Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, Germany.,University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Germany.,Marburg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Marburg, Germany
| | - Larissa Derksen
- University of Applied Sciences Giessen, Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Biophysics Department, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - Rita Engenhart-Cabillic
- University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Germany.,Marburg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Marburg, Germany
| | - Hilke Vorwerk
- University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Germany.,Marburg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Marburg, Germany
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- University of Applied Sciences Giessen, Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, Germany.,University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Germany.,Marburg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Marburg, Germany
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- University of Applied Sciences Giessen, Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, Germany.,University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Germany.,Marburg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Marburg, Germany
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