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Zhou P, Chang Y, Li S, Luo J, Lei L, Shang Y, Pei X, Ren Q, Chen C. Clinical application of a GPU-accelerated monte carlo dose verification for cyberknife M6 with Iris collimator. Radiat Oncol 2024; 19:86. [PMID: 38956685 PMCID: PMC11221037 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-024-02446-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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PURPOSE To apply an independent GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo (MC) dose verification for CyberKnife M6 with Iris collimator and evaluate the dose calculation accuracy of RayTracing (TPS-RT) algorithm and Monte Carlo (TPS-MC) algorithm in the Precision treatment planning system (TPS). METHODS GPU-accelerated MC algorithm (ArcherQA-CK) was integrated into a commercial dose verification system, ArcherQA, to implement the patient-specific quality assurance in the CyberKnife M6 system. 30 clinical cases (10 cases in head, and 10 cases in chest, and 10 cases in abdomen) were collected in this study. For each case, three different dose calculation methods (TPS-MC, TPS-RT and ArcherQA-CK) were implemented based on the same treatment plan and compared with each other. For evaluation, the 3D global gamma analysis and dose parameters of the target volume and organs at risk (OARs) were analyzed comparatively. RESULTS For gamma pass rates at the criterion of 2%/2 mm, the results were over 98.0% for TPS-MC vs.TPS-RT, TPS-MC vs. ArcherQA-CK and TPS-RT vs. ArcherQA-CK in head cases, 84.9% for TPS-MC vs.TPS-RT, 98.0% for TPS-MC vs. ArcherQA-CK and 83.3% for TPS-RT vs. ArcherQA-CK in chest cases, 98.2% for TPS-MC vs.TPS-RT, 99.4% for TPS-MC vs. ArcherQA-CK and 94.5% for TPS-RT vs. ArcherQA-CK in abdomen cases. For dose parameters of planning target volume (PTV) in chest cases, the deviations of TPS-RT vs. TPS-MC and ArcherQA-CK vs. TPS-MC had significant difference (P < 0.01), and the deviations of TPS-RT vs. TPS-MC and TPS-RT vs. ArcherQA-CK were similar (P > 0.05). ArcherQA-CK had less calculation time compared with TPS-MC (1.66 min vs. 65.11 min). CONCLUSIONS Our proposed MC dose engine (ArcherQA-CK) has a high degree of consistency with the Precision TPS-MC algorithm, which can quickly identify the calculation errors of TPS-RT algorithm for some chest cases. ArcherQA-CK can provide accurate patient-specific quality assurance in clinical practice.
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- Peng Zhou
- Department of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dezhou Second People's Hospital, Dezhou, China
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- Anhui Wisdom Technology Company Limited, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Wisdom Technology Company Limited, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Thiele M, Galonske K, Ernst I, Mack A. Development of a LINAC head model for the CyberKnife VSI-System using EGSnrc Monte Carlo system. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2023; 24:e14137. [PMID: 37712892 PMCID: PMC10691629 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION In order to understand the interaction processes of photons and electrons of the CyberKnife VSI-System, a modeling of the LINAC head must take place. Here, a Monte Carlo simulation can help. By comparing the measured data with the simulation data, the agreement can be checked. MATERIALS AND METHODS For the Monte Carlo simulations, the toolkit EGSnrc with the user codes BEAMnrc and DOSXZYnrc was used. The CyberKnife VSI-System has two collimation systems to define the field size of the beam. On the one hand, it has 12 circular collimators and, on the other, an IRIS-aperture. The average energy, final source width, dose profiles, and output factors in a voxel-based water phantom were determined and compared to the measured data. RESULTS The average kinetic energy of the electron beam for the CyberKnife VSI LINAC head is 6.9 MeV, with a final source width of 0.25 cm in x-direction and 0.23 cm in y-direction. All simulated dose profiles for both collimation systems were able to achieve a global gamma criterion of 1%/1 mm to the measured data. For the output factors, the deviation from simulated to measured data is < 1% from a field size of 12.5 mm for the circular collimators and from a field size of 10 mm for the IRIS-aperture. CONCLUSION The beam characteristics of the CyberKnife VSI LINAC head could be exactly simulated with Monte Carlo simulation. Thus, in the future, this model can be used as a basis for electronic patient-specific QA or to determine scattering processes of the LINAC head.
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- German Center for Stereotaxy and Precision IrradiationSoestGermany
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- Swiss Neuro Radiosurgery CenterZurichSwitzerland
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Duchaine J, Wahl M, Markel D, Bouchard H. A probabilistic approach for determining Monte Carlo beam source parameters: II. Impact of beam modeling uncertainties on dosimetric functions and treatment plans. Phys Med Biol 2022; 67. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac4efb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Objective. The Monte Carlo method is recognized as a valid approach for the evaluation of dosimetric functions for clinical use. This procedure requires the accurate modeling of the considered linear accelerator. In Part I, we propose a new method to extract the probability density function of the beam model physical parameters. The aim of this work is to evaluate the impact of beam modeling uncertainties on Monte Carlo evaluated dosimetric functions and treatment plans in the context of small fields. Approach. Simulations of output factors, output correction factors, dose profiles, percent-depth doses and treatment plans are performed using the CyberKnife M6 model developed in Part I. The optimized pair of electron beam energy and spot size, and eight additional pairs of beam parameters representing a 95% confidence region are used to propagate the uncertainties associated to the source parameters to the dosimetric functions. Main results. For output factors, the impact of beam modeling uncertainties increases with the reduction of the field size and confidence interval half widths reach 1.8% for the 5 mm collimator. The impact on output correction factors cancels in part, leading to a maximum confidence interval half width of 0.44%. The impact is less significant for percent-depth doses in comparison to dose profiles. For these types of measurement, in absolute terms and in comparison to the reference dose, confidence interval half widths less than or equal to 1.4% are observed. For simulated treatment plans, the impact is more significant for the treatment delivered with a smaller field size with confidence interval half widths reaching 2.5% and 1.4% for the 5 and 20 mm collimators, respectively. Significance. Results confirm that AAPM TG-157's tolerances cannot apply to the field sizes studied. This study provides an insight on the reachable dose calculation accuracy in a clinical setup.
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Duchaine J, Markel D, Bouchard H. A probabilistic approach for determining Monte Carlo beam source parameters: I. Modeling of a CyberKnife M6 unit. Phys Med Biol 2022; 67. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac4ef7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective. During Monte Carlo modeling of external radiotherapy beams, models must be adjusted to reproduce the experimental measurements of the linear accelerator being considered. The aim of this work is to propose a new method for the determination of the energy and spot size of the electron beam incident on the target of a linear accelerator using a maximum likelihood estimation. Approach. For that purpose, the method introduced by Francescon et al (2008 Med. Phys.
35 504–13) is expanded upon in this work. Simulated tissue-phantom ratios and uncorrected output factors using a set of different detector models are compared to experimental measurements. A probabilistic formalism is developed and a complete uncertainty budget, which includes a detailed simulation of positioning errors, is evaluated. The method is applied to a CyberKnife M6 unit using four detectors (PTW 60012, PTW 60019, Exradin A1SL and IBA CC04), with simulations being performed using the EGSnrc suite. Main results. The likelihood distributions of the electron beam energy and spot size are evaluated, leading to
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Investigation of field output factors using IAEA-AAPM TRS-483 code of practice recommendations and Monte Carlo simulation for 6 MV photon beams. JOURNAL OF RADIOTHERAPY IN PRACTICE 2021. [DOI: 10.1017/s1460396921000662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This study aims to experimentally determine field output factors using the methodologies suggested by the IAEA-AAPM TRS-483 for small field dosimetry and compare with the calculation from Monte Carlo (MC) simulation.
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The IBA-CC01, Sun Nuclear EDGE and IBA-SFD detectors were employed to determine the uncorrected and the corrected field output factors for 6 MV photon beams. Measurements were performed at 100 cm source to axis distance, 10 cm depth in water, and the field sizes ranged from 1 × 1 to 10 × 10 cm2. The use of field output correction factors proposed by the TRS-483 was utilised to determine field output factors. The measured field output factors were compared to that calculated using the egs_chamber user code.
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The decrease in the percentage standard deviation of the measured three detectors was observed after applying the field output correction factors. Measured field output factors using CC01 and EDGE detectors agreed with MC values within 3% for field sizes down to 1 × 1 cm2, except the SFD detector.
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The corrected field output factors agree with the calculation from MC, except the SFD detector. CC01 and EDGE are suitable for determining field output factors, while the SFD may need more implementation of the intermediate field method.
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Das IJ, Francescon P, Moran JM, Ahnesjö A, Aspradakis MM, Cheng CW, Ding GX, Fenwick JD, Saiful Huq M, Oldham M, Reft CS, Sauer OA. Report of AAPM Task Group 155: Megavoltage photon beam dosimetry in small fields and non-equilibrium conditions. Med Phys 2021; 48:e886-e921. [PMID: 34101836 DOI: 10.1002/mp.15030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Small-field dosimetry used in advance treatment technologies poses challenges due to loss of lateral charged particle equilibrium (LCPE), occlusion of the primary photon source, and the limited choice of suitable radiation detectors. These challenges greatly influence dosimetric accuracy. Many high-profile radiation incidents have demonstrated a poor understanding of appropriate methodology for small-field dosimetry. These incidents are a cause for concern because the use of small fields in various specialized radiation treatment techniques continues to grow rapidly. Reference and relative dosimetry in small and composite fields are the subject of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) dosimetry code of practice that has been published as TRS-483 and an AAPM summary publication (IAEA TRS 483; Dosimetry of small static fields used in external beam radiotherapy: An IAEA/AAPM International Code of Practice for reference and relative dose determination, Technical Report Series No. 483; Palmans et al., Med Phys 45(11):e1123, 2018). The charge of AAPM task group 155 (TG-155) is to summarize current knowledge on small-field dosimetry and to provide recommendations of best practices for relative dose determination in small megavoltage photon beams. An overview of the issue of LCPE and the changes in photon beam perturbations with decreasing field size is provided. Recommendations are included on appropriate detector systems and measurement methodologies. Existing published data on dosimetric parameters in small photon fields (e.g., percentage depth dose, tissue phantom ratio/tissue maximum ratio, off-axis ratios, and field output factors) together with the necessary perturbation corrections for various detectors are reviewed. A discussion on errors and an uncertainty analysis in measurements is provided. The design of beam models in treatment planning systems to simulate small fields necessitates special attention on the influence of the primary beam source and collimating devices in the computation of energy fluence and dose. The general requirements for fluence and dose calculation engines suitable for modeling dose in small fields are reviewed. Implementations in commercial treatment planning systems vary widely, and the aims of this report are to provide insight for the medical physicist and guidance to developers of beams models for radiotherapy treatment planning systems.
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- Indra J Das
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ospedale Di Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Medical Radiation Sciences, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Radiation Oncology, Cantonal Hospital of Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinik fur Strahlentherapie, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Mirzakhanian L, Bassalow R, Zaks D, Huntzinger C, Seuntjens J. IAEA-AAPM TRS-483-based reference dosimetry of the new RefleXion biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) machine. Med Phys 2021; 48:1884-1892. [PMID: 33296515 DOI: 10.1002/mp.14631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to provide data for the calibration of the recent RefleXion TM biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) machine (Hayward, CA, USA) following the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) TRS-483 code of practice (COP) (Palmans et al. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2017) and (Mirzakhanian et al. Med Phys, 2020). METHODS In RefleXion BgRT machine, reference dosimetry was performed using two methodologies described in TRS-483 and (Mirzakhanian et al. Med Phys, 2020) In the first approach (Approach 1), the generic beam quality correction factor k Q A , Q 0 f A , f ref was calculated using an accurate Monte Carlo (MC) model of the beam and of six ionization chamber types. The k Q A , Q 0 f A , f ref is a beam quality factor that corrects N D , w , Q 0 f ref (absorbed dose to water calibration coefficient in a calibration beam quality Q 0 ) for the differences between the response of the chamber in the conventional reference calibration field f ref with beam quality Q 0 at the standards laboratory and the response of the chamber in the user's A field f A with beam quality Q A . Field A represents the reference calibration field that does not fulfill msr conditions. In the second approach (Approach 2), a square equivalent field size was determined for field A of 10 × 2 cm 2 and 10 × 3 cm 2 . Knowing the equivalent field size, the beam quality specifier for the hypothetical 10 × 10 cm 2 field size was derived. This was used to calculate the beam quality correction factor analytically for the six chamber types using the TRS-398. (Andreo et al. Int Atom Energy Agency 420, 2001) Here, TRS-398 was used instead of TRS-483 since the beam quality correction values for the chambers used in this study are not tabulated in TRS-483. The accuracy of Approach 2 is studied in comparison to Approach 1. RESULTS Among the chambers, the PTW 31010 had the largest k Q A , Q 0 f A , f ref correction due to the volume averaging effect. The smallest-volume chamber (IBA CC01) had the smallest correction followed by the other microchambers Exradin-A14 and -A14SL. The equivalent square fields sizes were found to be 3.6 cm and 4.8 cm for the 10 × 2 cm 2 and 10 × 3 cm 2 field sizes, respectively. The beam quality correction factors calculated using the two approaches were within 0.27% for all chambers except IBA CC01. The latter chamber has an electrode made of steel and the differences between the correction calculated using the two approaches was the largest, that is, 0.5%. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we provided the k Q A , Q 0 f A , f ref values as a function of the beam quality specifier at the RefleXion BgRT setup ( TPR 20 , 10 ( S ) and % d d ( 10 , S ) x ) for six chamber types. We suggest using the first approach for calibration of the RefleXion BgRT machine. However, if the MC correction is not available for a user's detector, the user can use the second approach for estimating the beam quality correction factor to sufficient accuracy (0.3%) provided the chamber electrode is not made of high Z material.
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- RefleXion Medical, 25841 Industrial Blvd, Hayward, California, 94545, USA
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- RefleXion Medical, 25841 Industrial Blvd, Hayward, California, 94545, USA
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- RefleXion Medical, 25841 Industrial Blvd, Hayward, California, 94545, USA
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- Medical Physics Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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Wang J, Wang L, Maxim PG, Loo BW. An automated optimization strategy to design collimator geometry for small field radiation therapy systems. Phys Med Biol 2021; 66. [PMID: 33657538 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abeba9] [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: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop an automated optimization strategy to facilitate collimator design for small-field radiotherapy systems. METHODS We developed an objective function that links the dose profile characteristics (FWHM, penumbra, and central dose rate) and the treatment head geometric parameters (collimator thickness/radii, source-to-distal-collimator distance[SDC]) for small-field radiotherapy systems. We performed optimization using a downhill simplex algorithm. We applied this optimization strategy to a linac-based radiosurgery system to determine the optimal geometry of four pencil-beam collimators to produce 5, 10, 15, and 20mm diameter photon beams (from a 6.7MeV, 2.1mmFWHM electron beam). Two different optimizations were performed to prioritize minimum penumbra or maximum central dose rate for each beam size. We compared the optimized geometric parameters and dose distributions to an existing clinical system (CyberKnife). RESULTS When minimum penumbra was prioritized, using the same collimator thickness and SDC (40cm) as a CyberKnife system, the optimized collimator upstream and downstream radii agreed with the CyberKnife system within 3-14%, the optimized output factors agreed within 0-8%, and the optimized transverse and percentage depth dose profiles matched those of the CyberKnife with the penumbras agreeing within 2%. However, when maximum dose rate was prioritized, allowing both the collimator thickness and SDC to change, the central dose rate for larger collimator sizes (10, 15, 20mm) could be increased by about 1.5-2 times at the cost of 1.5-2 times larger penumbras. No further improvement in central dose rate for the 5mm beam size could be achieved. CONCLUSIONS We developed an automated optimization strategy to design the collimator geometry for small-field radiation therapy systems. Using this strategy, the penumbra-prioritized dose distribution and geometric parameters agree well with the CyberKnife system as an example, suggesting that this system was designed to prioritize sharp penumbra. This represents proof-of-principle that an automated optimization strategy may apply to more complex collimator designs with multiple optimization parameters.
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- Jinghui Wang
- Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, UNITED STATES
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- Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, UNITED STATES
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- Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, UNITED STATES
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- Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, UNITED STATES
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Bouchard H. Reference dosimetry of modulated and dynamic photon beams. Phys Med Biol 2021; 65:24TR05. [PMID: 33438582 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abc3fb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In the late 1980s, a new technique was proposed that would revolutionize radiotherapy. Now referred to as intensity-modulated radiotherapy, it is at the core of state-of-the-art photon beam delivery techniques, such as helical tomotherapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy. Despite over two decades of clinical application, there are still no established guidelines on the calibration of dynamic modulated photon beams. In 2008, the IAEA-AAPM work group on nonstandard photon beam dosimetry published a formalism to support the development of a new generation of protocols applicable to nonstandard beam reference dosimetry (Alfonso et al 2008 Med. Phys. 35 5179-86). The recent IAEA Code of Practice TRS-483 was published as a result of this initiative and addresses exclusively small static beams. But the plan-class specific reference calibration route proposed by Alfonso et al (2008 Med. Phys. 35 5179-86) is a change of paradigm that is yet to be implemented in radiotherapy clinics. The main goals of this paper are to provide a literature review on the dosimetry of nonstandard photon beams, including dynamic deliveries, and to discuss anticipated benefits and challenges in a future implementation of the IAEA-AAPM formalism on dynamic photon beams.
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- Hugo Bouchard
- Département de physique, Université de Montréal, Complexe des sciences, 1375 Avenue Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux, Montréal, Québec H2V 0B3, Canada. Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, 900 Rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9, Canada. Département de radio-oncologie, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), 1051 Rue Sanguinet, Montréal, Québec H2X 3E4, Canada
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Rosenfeld AB, Biasi G, Petasecca M, Lerch MLF, Villani G, Feygelman V. Semiconductor dosimetry in modern external-beam radiation therapy. Phys Med Biol 2020; 65:16TR01. [PMID: 32604077 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aba163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Weber C, Kranzer R, Weidner J, Kröninger K, Poppe B, Looe HK, Poppinga D. Small field output correction factors of the microSilicon detector and a deeper understanding of their origin by quantifying perturbation factors. Med Phys 2020; 47:3165-3173. [PMID: 32196683 PMCID: PMC7496769 DOI: 10.1002/mp.14149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is the experimental and Monte Carlo-based determination of small field correction factors for the unshielded silicon detector microSilicon for a standard linear accelerator as well as the Cyberknife System. In addition, a detailed Monte Carlo analysis has been performed by modifying the detector models stepwise to study the influences of the detector's components. METHODS Small field output correction factors have been determined for the new unshielded silicon diode detector, microSilicon (type 60023, PTW Freiburg, Germany) as well as for the predecessors Diode E (type 60017, PTW Freiburg, Germany) and Diode SRS (type 60018, PTW Freiburg, Germany) for a Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator at 6 MV and a Cyberknife system. For the experimental determination, an Exradin W1 scintillation detector (Standard Imaging, Middleton, USA) has been used as reference. The Monte Carlo simulations have been performed with EGSnrc and phase space files from IAEA as well as detector models according to manufacturer blueprints. To investigate the influence of the detector's components, the detector models have been modified stepwise. RESULTS The correction factors for the smallest field size investigated at the TrueBeam linear accelerator (equivalent dosimetric square field side length Sclin = 6.3 mm) are 0.983 and 0.939 for the microSilicon and Diode E, respectively. At the Cyberknife system, the correction factors of the microSilicon are 0.967 at the smallest 5-mm collimator compared to 0.928 for the Diode SRS. Monte Carlo simulations show comparable results from the measurements and literature. CONCLUSION The microSilicon (type 60023) detector requires less correction than its predecessors, Diode E (type 60017) and Diode SRS (type 60018). The detector housing has been demonstrated to cause the largest perturbation, mainly due to the enhanced density of the epoxy encapsulation surrounding the silicon chip. This density has been rendered more water equivalent in case of the microSilicon detector to minimize the associated perturbation. The sensitive volume itself has been shown not to cause observable field size-dependent perturbation except for the volume-averaging effect, where the slightly larger diameter of the sensitive volume of the microSilicon (1.5 mm) is still small at the smallest field size investigated with corrections <2%. The new microSilicon fulfils the 5% correction limit recommended by the TRS 483 for output factor measurements at all conditions investigated in this work.
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- Carolin Weber
- PTW FreiburgFreiburg79115Germany
- TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund44227Germany
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- University Clinic for Medical Radiation PhysicsMedical Campus Pius HospitalCarl von Ossietzky UniversityOldenburg26121Germany
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- University Clinic for Medical Radiation PhysicsMedical Campus Pius HospitalCarl von Ossietzky UniversityOldenburg26121Germany
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Yani S, Budiansah I, Rhani MF, Haryanto F. Monte carlo model and output factors of elekta infinity™ 6 and 10 MV photon beam. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2020; 25:470-478. [PMID: 32494222 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2020.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Aim This study aimed to commission the Elekta Infinity™ working in 6 and 10 MV photon beam installed in Concord International Hospital, Singapore, and compare the OFs between MC simulation and measurement using PTW semiflex and microDiamond detector for small field sizes. Material and Methods There are two main steps in this study: modelling of Linac 6 and 10 MV photon beam and analysis of the output factors for field size 2 × 2-10 × 10 cm2. The EGSnrc/BEAMnrc-DOSXYZnrc code was used to model and characterize the Linac and to calculate the dose distributions in a water phantom. The dose distribution and OFs were compared to the measurement data in the same condition. Results The commissioning process was only conducted for a 10 × 10 cm2 field size. The PDD obtained from MC simulation showed a good agreement with the measurement. The local dose difference of PDDs was less than 2% for 6 and 10 MV. The initial electron energy was 5.2 and 9.4 MeV for 6 and 10 MV photon beam, respectively. This Linac model can be used for dose calculation in other situations and different field sizes because this Linac has been commissioned and validated using Monte Carlo simulation. The 10 MV Linac produces higher electron contamination than that of 6 MV. Conclusions The Linac model in this study was acceptable. The most important result in this work comes from OFs resulted from MC calculation. This value was more significant than the OFs from measurement using semiflex and microDiamond for all beam energy and field sizes because of the CPE phenomenon.
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- Sitti Yani
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University), Babakan, Bogor, Indonesia.,Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung, Indonesia
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Evaluation of dosimetric parameters of small fields of 6 MV flattening filter free photon beam measured using various detectors against Monte Carlo simulation. JOURNAL OF RADIOTHERAPY IN PRACTICE 2020. [DOI: 10.1017/s1460396920000114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractPurpose:This study aims to evaluate dosimetric parameters like percentage depth dose, dosimetric field size, depth of maximum dose surface dose, penumbra and output factors measured using IBA CC01 pinpoint chamber, IBA stereotactic field diode (SFD), PTW microDiamond against Monte Carlo (MC) simulation for 6 MV flattening filter-free small fields.Materials and Methods:The linear accelerator used in the study was a Varian TrueBeam® STx. All field sizes were defined by jaws. The required shift to effective point of measurement was given for CC01, SFD and microdiamond for depth dose measurements. The output factor of a given field size was taken as the ratio of meter readings normalised to 10 × 10 cm2 reference field size without applying any correction to account for changes in detector response. MC simulation was performed using PRIMO (PENELOPE-based program). The phase space files for MC simulation were adopted from the MyVarian Website.Results and Discussion:Variations were seen between the detectors and MC, especially for fields smaller than 2 × 2 cm2 where the lateral charge particle equilibrium was not satisfied. Diamond detector was seen as most suitable for all measurements above 1 × 1 cm2. SFD was seen very close to MC results except for under-response in output factor measurements. CC01 was observed to be suitable for field sizes above 2 × 2 cm2. Volume averaging effect for penumbra measurements in CC01 was observed. No detector was found suitable for surface dose measurement as surface ionisation was different from surface dose due to the effect of perturbation of fluence. Some discrepancies in measurements and MC values were observed which may suggest effects of source occlusion, shift in focal point or mismatch between real accelerator geometry and simulation geometry.Conclusion:For output factor measurement, TRS483 suggested correction factor needs to be applied to account for the difference in detector response. CC01 can be used for field sizes above 2 × 2 cm2 and microdiamond detector is suitable for above 1 × 1 cm2. Below these field sizes, perturbation corrections and volume averaging corrections need to be applied.
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Coronado-Delgado DA, Garnica-Garza HM. Combined Megavoltage and Contrast-Enhanced Radiotherapy as an Intrafraction Motion Management Strategy in Lung SBRT. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2019; 18:1533033819883639. [PMID: 31630665 PMCID: PMC6801896 DOI: 10.1177/1533033819883639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Using Monte Carlo simulation and a realistic patient model, it is shown that the volume
of healthy tissue irradiated at therapeutic doses can be drastically reduced using a
combination of standard megavoltage and kilovoltage X-ray beams with a contrast agent
previously loaded into the tumor, without the need to reduce standard treatment margins.
Four-dimensional computed tomography images of 2 patients with a centrally located and a
peripherally located tumor were obtained from a public database and subsequently used to
plan robotic stereotactic body radiotherapy treatments. Two modalities are assumed:
conventional high-energy stereotactic body radiotherapy and a treatment with contrast
agent loaded in the tumor and a kilovoltage X-ray beam replacing the megavoltage beam
(contrast-enhanced radiotherapy). For each patient model, 2 planning target volumes were
designed: one following the recommendations from either Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
(RTOG) 0813 or RTOG 0915 task group depending on the patient model and another with a 2-mm
uniform margin determined solely on beam penumbra considerations. The optimized treatments
with RTOG margins were imparted to the moving phantom to model the dose distribution that
would be obtained as a result of intrafraction motion. Treatment plans are then compared
to the plan with the 2-mm uniform margin considered to be the ideal plan. It is shown that
even for treatments in which only one-fifth of the total dose is imparted via the
contrast-enhanced radiotherapy modality and with the use of standard treatment margins,
the resultant absorbed dose distributions are such that the volume of healthy tissue
irradiated to high doses is close to what is obtained under ideal conditions
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Borzov E, Nevelsky A, Bar-Deroma R, Orion I. Reconstruction of the electron source intensity distribution of a clinical linear accelerator using in-air measurements and a genetic algorithm. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol 2019; 12:67-73. [PMID: 33458298 PMCID: PMC7807614 DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2019.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background and purpose The electron source intensity distribution of a clinical linear accelerator has a great influence on the calculation of output factors for small radiation fields where source occlusion by the collimating devices takes place. The purpose of this study was to present a new method for the electron source reconstruction problem. Materials and methods The measurements were performed in-air using diode and 6 MV 1 × 1 cm2 photon field in flattening filter-free mode. In Monte Carlo simulation, an electron target area was divided into a number of square subsources. Then, the in-air doses in 2D silicon chip array were calculated individually from each subsource. A genetic algorithm search was applied in order to determine the optimal weight factors for all subsources that provide the best agreement between simulated and measured doses. Results It was found that the reconstructed electron source intensity from a clinical linear accelerator has the two-dimensional elliptical double Gaussian distribution. The source intensity distribution consisted of two intensity components along the in-plane (x) and cross-plane (y) directions characterized by full width half-maximum (FWHM): FWHMx1 = 0.27 cm, FWHMx2 = 0.08 cm, FWHMy1 = 0.24 cm, FWHMy2 = 0.06 cm, where broader components are 81% and 53% of the total intensity along × and y axis respectively. Conclusions The obtained results demonstrated an elliptical double Gaussian intensity distribution of the incident electron source. We anticipate that the proposed method has universal applications independent of the type of linear accelerator, modality or energy.
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- Egor Borzov
- Department of Radiotherapy, Division of Oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 32000, Israel
- Corresponding author at: HaAliya HaShniya St 8, Haifa, 3109601, Israel.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Division of Oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Division of Oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
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Galavis PE, Hu L, Holmes S, Das IJ. Characterization of the plastic scintillation detector Exradin W2 for small field dosimetry. Med Phys 2019; 46:2468-2476. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.13501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Paulina E. Galavis
- Department of Radiation Oncology New York University, Langone Medical Center & Laura and Issac Perlmutter Cancer Center New York NY 10016USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology New York University, Langone Medical Center & Laura and Issac Perlmutter Cancer Center New York NY 10016USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology New York University, Langone Medical Center & Laura and Issac Perlmutter Cancer Center New York NY 10016USA
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Francescon P, Kilby W, Satariano N, Orlandi C, Elshamndy S. The impact of inter-unit variations on small field dosimetry correction factors, with application to the CyberKnife system. Phys Med Biol 2019; 64:035006. [PMID: 30561377 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aaf971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Small field dosimetry correction factors are usually determined from calculations or measurements using one specific example of a treatment system. The sensitivity of the corrections to inter-unit variation is therefore not evaluated. We propose two methods for this evaluation that could be applied to any system. We use them to assess the variability in [Formula: see text] for the CyberKnife System caused by design changes between pre-M6 and M6 versions, and to the variability in [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] resulting from measured beam-data variations across 139 units. We also perform measurements to investigate the differences in [Formula: see text] reported for microchambers in a CyberKnife-specific study versus TRS-483. The results show that [Formula: see text] is smaller for the M6 version than pre-M6 versions by 0.4% for a Farmer chamber, and 0.1% for shorter chambers. The presence or absence of a lead filter within the treatment head had no significant impact on [Formula: see text]. The beam-data analysis showed inter-unit variations in [Formula: see text] of ±0.8% (2 s.d.) for Farmer chambers and ⩽ ±0.5% for shorter cavities (<10 mm) pre-M6, reducing to 0.4% and 0.2% respectively with M6. Inter-unit [Formula: see text] variations for microDiamond and microchambers were ⩽ ±1% at 5 mm field size, except for microchambers with axis perpendicular to the beam where this was > ±2%. Differences of up to 9% were confirmed between Output Factors measured using a microchamber and corrected using TRS-483 [Formula: see text], and a consensus dataset for the same treatment unit determined using multiple detectors and Monte Carlo simulation. A set of practical recommendations for small field dosimetry with the CyberKnife System is derived from these results.
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- P Francescon
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ospedale Di Vicenza, I-36100 Vicenza, Italy
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Gul A, Farrukh S, Kakakhel MB, Ilyas N, Naveed M, Haseeb A, Mirza SM. Measurement of 6 MV small field beam profiles - comparison of micro ionization chamber and linear diode array with monte carlo code. JOURNAL OF X-RAY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2019; 27:655-664. [PMID: 31205012 DOI: 10.3233/xst-190493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The objective of this study is to analyze small field photon beams acquired with commonly available detectors. Beam profiles of 6 MV photons from the Siemens Primus Linear Accelerator were measured with a micro ion chamber (IC CC01, IBA) and linear diode array (LDA-99SC, IBA). Data was acquired using a water phantom for small fields (0.5×0.5 cm2 to 4×4 cm2) at depth of maximum dose, 5 cm and 10 cm. Profiles were also generated with EGSnrc Monte Carlo code. Measured and simulated profiles were compared in terms of percentage difference of the area under the simulated and measured profiles (PD), ratio of the measured to simulated dose at the point of maximum deviation within the central region of profile (R), full width half maximum (FWHM) and penumbra. For field sizes ≥1×1 cm2, the maximum PD is 3.17 % and 2.87 % for IC and LDA respectively, whereas R is in the range of 0.95-1.05 for IC and 0.99-1.05 for LDA. LDA measured FWHM and penumbra are also in better agreement with the simulated results. This study demonstrated that LDA can be used for acquisition of beam profiles for field size as low as 1×1 cm2.
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- Attia Gul
- Department of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atomic Energy Medical Centre (AEMC), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institution of Space and Planetary Astrophysics (ISPA), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Atomic Energy Medical Centre (AEMC), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, Pakistan
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- Atomic Energy Medical Centre (AEMC), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
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Reynolds M, St-Aubin J. Monte Carlo determination of k Q and k Qmsr values for the exradin A26 ionisation chamber for the Varian TrueBeam. Phys Med Biol 2018; 63:195006. [PMID: 30207987 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aae0e9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We have calculated conversion factors, k Q for the A26 micro ionisation chamber along with machine specific reference beam quality factors, k Qmsr, for a number of field sizes and beam qualities for the Varian TrueBeam accelerator. The A12 ionisation chamber was simulated alongside the A26, so as to validate against known literature values. Both ionisation chambers were modelled from manufacturer data sheets and schematics. The egs_chamber Monte Carlo user code was used to simulate each absorbed dose relevant to the beam quality conversion factors k Q and k Qmsr. Tabulated spectra for beam energies of 4 through 25 MV were used in the k Q calculations for both investigated chambers. Varian TrueBeam phase space files for 6 MV flattened as well as 6 and 10 MV unflattened beams were used in the simulations of the A26 chamber in field sizes from 2 × 2 cm square to 20 × 20 cm square in order to determine k Qmsr values. The PDD(10)x values of the tabulated spectra were found to be within variation between studies, with an average deviance of 0.4% from one prior study. The simulated A12 k Q values matched the accepted literature values with an average variation of <0.1%. The A26 k Q values match the manufacturer provided values to within 0.5%. For all investigated field sizes the k Qmsr values are within 0.006 of unity. There is no published data for this chamber for a direct comparison, but there is similarity between these results and results from other chambers regularly used in similar circumstances. Furthermore, the agreement of the simulated k Q values to knowns, and the agreement of the PDD(10)x factors would suggest the correctness and accuracy of the study.
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- M Reynolds
- Department of Oncology, Medical Physics Division, University of Alberta, 11560 University Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2, Canada. Author to whom correspondence should be addressed
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Marants R, Vandervoort E, Cygler JE. Evaluation of the 4D RADPOS dosimetry system for dose and position quality assurance of CyberKnife. Med Phys 2018; 45:4030-4044. [PMID: 30043980 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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PURPOSE The Synchrony respiratory motion tracking of the CyberKnife system purports to provide real-time tumor motion compensation during robotic radiosurgery. Such a complex delivery system requires thorough quality assurance. In this work, RADPOS applicability as a dose and position quality assurance tool for CyberKnife treatments is assessed quantitatively for different phantom types and breathing motions, which increase in complexity to more closely resemble clinical situations. METHODS Two radiotherapy treatment experiments were performed where dose and position were measured with the RADPOS probe housed within a Solid Water phantom. For the first experiment, a Solid Water breast phantom was irradiated using isocentric beam delivery while stationary or moving sinusoidally in the anterior/posterior direction. For the second experiment, a phantom consisting of a Solid Water tumor in lung equivalent material was irradiated using isocentric and non-isocentric beam delivery while either stationary or moving. The phantom movement was either sinusoidal or based on a real patient's breathing waveform. For each experiment, RADPOS dose measurements were compared to EBT3 GafChromic film dose measurements and the CyberKnife treatment planning system's (TPS) Monte Carlo and ray-tracing dose calculation algorithms. RADPOS position measurements were compared to measurements made by the CyberKnife system and to the predicted breathing motion models used by the Synchrony respiratory motion compensation. RESULTS For the static and dynamic (i.e., sinusoidal motion) cases of the breast experiment, RADPOS, film and the TPS agreed at the 2.0% level within 1.1 σ of estimated combined uncertainties. RADPOS position measurements were in good agreement with LED and fiducial position measurements, where the average standard deviation (SD) of the differences between any two of the three position datasets was ≤0.5 mm for all directions. For the 10 mm peak to peak amplitude sinusoidal motion of the breast experiment, the average Synchrony correlation errors were ≤0.2 mm, indicative of an accurate predictive model. For all the cases of the lung experiment, RADPOS and film measurements agreed with each other at the 2.0% level within 1.5 σ of estimated experimental uncertainties provided that the measurements were corrected for imaging dose. The measured dose for RADPOS and film were 4.0% and 3.4% higher, respectively, than the TPS for the most complex dynamic cases (i.e., irregular motion) considered for the lung experiment. Assessment of the Synchrony correlation models by RADPOS showed that model accuracy declined as motion complexity increased; the SD of the differences between RADPOS and model position data measurements was ≤0.8 mm for sinusoidal motion but increased to ≤2.6 mm for irregular patient waveform motion. These results agreed with the Synchrony correlation errors reported by the CyberKnife system. CONCLUSIONS RADPOS is an accurate and precise QA tool for dose and position measurements for CyberKnife deliveries with respiratory motion compensation.
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- Raanan Marants
- Department of Physics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada
- Department of Medical Physics, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada
- Department of Medical Physics, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada
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Alhakeem E, Zavgorodni S. Output and ($k_{{{Q}_{{\rm clin},}}{{Q}_{{\rm msr}}}}^{{{\,f}_{{\rm clin},}}{{f}_{{\rm msr}}}}$ ) correction factors measured and calculated in very small circular fields for microDiamond and EFD-3G detectors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 63:155002. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aacfb2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Prado A, Lozano FR, Cabello E, Díaz R, Rot MJ. Dosimetric characterization of a 5 mm diameter BrainLab cone for radiosurgery. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2018. [DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/aace50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Biasi G, Petasecca M, Guatelli S, Martin EA, Grogan G, Hug B, Lane J, Perevertaylo V, Kron T, Rosenfeld AB. CyberKnife ® fixed cone and Iris™ defined small radiation fields: Assessment with a high-resolution solid-state detector array. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2018; 19:547-557. [PMID: 29998618 PMCID: PMC6123130 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 05/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose The challenges of accurate dosimetry for stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) with small unflattened radiation fields have been widely reported in the literature. In this case, suitable dosimeters would have to offer a submillimeter spatial resolution. The CyberKnife® (Accuray Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA) is an SRT‐dedicated linear accelerator (linac), which can deliver treatments with submillimeter positional accuracy using circular fields. Beams are delivered with the desired field size using fixed cones, the InCise™ multileaf collimator or a dynamic variable‐aperture Iris™ collimator. The latter, allowing for field sizes to be varied during treatment delivery, has the potential to decrease treatment time, but its reproducibility in terms of output factors (OFs) and dose profiles (DPs) needs to be verified. Methods A 2D monolithic silicon array detector, the “Octa”, was evaluated for dosimetric quality assurance (QA) for a CyberKnife system. OFs, DPs, percentage depth‐dose (PDD) and tissue maximum ratio (TMR) were investigated, and results were benchmarked against the PTW SRS diode. Cross‐plane, in‐plane and 2 diagonal dose profiles were measured simultaneously with high spatial resolution (0.3 mm). Monte Carlo (MC) simulations with a GEANT4 (GEometry ANd Tracking 4) tool‐kit were added to the study to support the experimental characterization of the detector response. Results For fixed cones and the Iris, for all field sizes investigated in the range between 5 and 60 mm diameter, OFs, PDDs, TMRs, and DPs in terms of FWHM measured by the Octa were accurate within 3% when benchmarked against the SRS diode and MC calculations. Conclusions The Octa was shown to be an accurate dosimeter for measurements with a 6 MV FFF beam delivered with a CyberKnife system. The detector enabled real‐time dosimetric verification for the variable aperture Iris collimator, yielding OFs and DPs consistent with those obtained with alternative methods.
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- Giordano Biasi
- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,School of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,School of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia.,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia
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Shukaili KA, Corde S, Petasecca M, Pereveratylo V, Lerch M, Jackson M, Rosenfeld A. "Characterization of ELEKTA SRS cone collimator using high spatial resolution monolithic silicon detector array". J Appl Clin Med Phys 2018; 19:114-124. [PMID: 29790261 PMCID: PMC6036391 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the accuracy of the dosimetry of radiation fields produced by small ELEKTA cone collimators used for stereotactic radiosurgery treatments (SRS) using commercially available detectors EBT3 GafchromicTM film, IBA Stereotactic diode (SFD), and the recently developed detector DUO, which is a monolithic silicon orthogonal linear diode array detector. METHODS These three detectors were used for the measurement of beam profiles, output factors, and percentage depth dose for SRS cone collimators with cone sizes ranging from 5 to 50 mm diameter. The measurements were performed at 10 cm depth and 90 cm SSD. RESULTS The SRS cone beam profiles measured with DUO, EBT3 film, and IBA SFD agreed well, results being in agreement within ±0.5 mm in the FWHM, and ±0.7 mm in the penumbra region. The output factor measured by DUO with 0.5 mm air gap above agrees within ±1% with EBT3. The OF measured by IBA SFD (corrected for the over-response) agreed with both EBT3 and DUO within ±2%. All three detectors agree within ±2% for PDD measurements for all SRS cones. CONCLUSIONS The characteristics of the ELEKTA SRS cone collimator have been evaluated by using a monolithic silicon high spatial resolution detector DUO, EBT3, and IBA SFD diode. The DUO detector is suitable for fast real-time quality assurance dosimetry in small radiation fields typical for SRS/SRT. This has been demonstrated by its good agreement of measured doses with EBT 3 films.
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- Khalsa Al Shukaili
- Centre for Medical Radiation PhysicsUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSWAustralia
- National Oncology CentreRoyal HospitalMuscatOman
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- Centre for Medical Radiation PhysicsUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSWAustralia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research InstituteWollongongNSWAustralia
- Nelune Comprehensive Cancer CentrePrince of Wales HospitalRandwickNSWAustralia
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- Centre for Medical Radiation PhysicsUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSWAustralia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research InstituteWollongongNSWAustralia
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- Centre for Medical Radiation PhysicsUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSWAustralia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research InstituteWollongongNSWAustralia
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- Centre for Medical Radiation PhysicsUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSWAustralia
- Nelune Comprehensive Cancer CentrePrince of Wales HospitalRandwickNSWAustralia
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- Centre for Medical Radiation PhysicsUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSWAustralia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research InstituteWollongongNSWAustralia
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Fukata K, Sugimoto S, Kurokawa C, Saito A, Inoue T, Sasai K. Output factor determination based on Monte Carlo simulation for small cone field in 10-MV photon beam. Radiol Phys Technol 2018; 11:192-201. [PMID: 29619670 DOI: 10.1007/s12194-018-0455-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The difficulty of measuring output factor (OPF) in a small field has been frequently discussed in recent publications. This study is aimed to determine the OPF in a small field using 10-MV photon beam and stereotactic conical collimator (cone). The OPF was measured by two diode detectors (SFD, EDGE detector) and one micro-ion chamber (PinPoint 3D chamber) in a water phantom. A Monte Carlo simulation using simplified detector model was performed to obtain the correction factor for the detector measurements. About 12% OPF difference was observed in the measurement at the smallest field (7.5 mm diameter) for EDGE detector and PinPoint 3D chamber. By applying the Monte Carlo-based correction factor to the measurement, the maximum discrepancy among the three detectors was reduced to within 3%. The results indicate that determination of OPF in a small field should be carefully performed. Especially, detector choice and appropriate correction factor application are very important in this regard.
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- Kyohei Fukata
- Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinano-machi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Tomioka 2-1-1, Urayasu-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Clemente S, Masi L, Fiandra C, Cagni E, Villaggi E, Esposito M, Giglioli FR, Marino C, Strigari L, Garibaldi C, Stasi M, Mancosu P, Russo S. A multi-center output factor intercomparison to uncover systematic inaccuracies in small field dosimetry. PHYSICS & IMAGING IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY 2018; 5:93-96. [PMID: 33458376 PMCID: PMC7807548 DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2018.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Large uncertainties in output factor (OF) small fields dosimetry motivated multicentric studies. The focus of the study was the determination of the OFs, for different linacs and radiosurgery units, using new-generation detectors. Intercomparison studies between radiotherapy centers improved quality dosimetry practices. Results confirmed the effectiveness of the studies to uncover large systematic inaccuracies in small field dosimetry.
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- Stefania Clemente
- Unit of Medical Physics and Radioprotection, A.O.U Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Medical Physics and Radiation Oncology, IFCA, I-50139 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology Unit, University of Torino, Italy
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- Medical Physics Unit, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Firenze I-50012, Italy
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- Laboratory of Medical Physics and Expert Systems, Regina Elena Cancer Center IFO, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Radiation Research, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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- Medical Physics Unit of Radiation Oncology Dept., Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano, Italy
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- Medical Physics Unit, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Firenze I-50012, Italy
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Pimpinella M, Caporali C, Guerra AS, Silvi L, De Coste V, Petrucci A, Delaunay F, Dufreneix S, Gouriou J, Ostrowsky A, Rapp B, Bordy JM, Daures J, Le Roy M, Sommier L, Vermesse D. Feasibility of using a dose-area product ratio as beam quality specifier for photon beams with small field sizes. Phys Med 2018; 45:106-116. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2017.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Christiansen E, Muir B, Belec J, Vandervoort E. Small composite field correction factors for the CyberKnife radiosurgery system: clinical and PCSR plans. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:9240-9259. [PMID: 29058682 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa954c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A formalism has been proposed for small and non-standard photon fields in which [Formula: see text] correction factors are used to correct dosimeter response in small fields (indiviual or composite) relative to that in a larger machine-specific reference (MSR) field. For clinical plans consisting of several fields, a plan-class specific reference (PCSR) plan can also be defined, serving as an intermediate calibration field between the MSR and clinical plans within a certain plan-class. In this work, the formalism was applied in the calculation of [Formula: see text] for 21 clinical plans delivered by the [Formula: see text] radiosurgery system, each plan employing one or two of the smallest diameter collimators: 5 mm, 7.5 mm, and 10 mm. Three detectors were considered: the Exradin A16 and A26 micro chambers, and the W1 plastic scintillator. The clinical plans were grouped into 7 plan-classes according to commonly shared characteristics. The suitability of using a PCSR plan to represent the detector response of each plan within the plan-class was investigated. Total and intermediate correction factors were calculated using the [Formula: see text] Monte Carlo user code. The corrections for the micro chambers were large, primarily due to the presence of the low-density air cavity and the volume averaging effect. The correction for the scintillator was found to be close to unity for most plans, indicating that this detector may be used to measure small clinical plan correction factors in any plan except for those using the 5 mm collimator. The PCSR plan was shown to be applicable to plan-classes comprising isocentric plans only, with plan-classes divided according to collimator size. For non-isocentric plans, the variation of [Formula: see text] as a function of the point of measurement within a single plan, as well as the high inter-plan-class variability of the correction factor, precludes the use of a PCSR plan.
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Sharma DS, Chaudhary RK, Sharma SD, Pilakkal S, Rasal SK, Sawant MB, Phurailatpam RD. Experimental determination of stereotactic cone size and detector specific output correction factor. Br J Radiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20160918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Dayananda Shamurailatpam Sharma
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Advance Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Navi Mumbai, India
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Denton TR, Shields LB, Howe JN, Shanks TS, Spalding AC. Practical considerations of linear accelerator-based frameless extracranial radiosurgery for treatment of occipital neuralgia for nonsurgical candidates. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2017; 18:123-132. [PMID: 28517492 PMCID: PMC5874950 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Occipital neuralgia generally responds to medical or invasive procedures. Repeated invasive procedures generate increasing complications and are often contraindicated. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has not been reported as a treatment option largely due to the extracranial nature of the target as opposed to the similar, more established trigeminal neuralgia. A dedicated phantom study was conducted to determine the optimum imaging studies, fusion matrices, and treatment planning parameters to target the C2 dorsal root ganglion which forms the occipital nerve. The conditions created from the phantom were applied to a patient with medically and surgically refractory occipital neuralgia. A dose of 80 Gy in one fraction was prescribed to the C2 occipital dorsal root ganglion. The phantom study resulted in a treatment achieved with an average translational magnitude of correction of 1.35 mm with an acceptable tolerance of 0.5 mm and an average rotational magnitude of correction of 0.4° with an acceptable tolerance of 1.0°. For the patient, the spinal cord was 12.0 mm at its closest distance to the isocenter and received a maximum dose of 3.36 Gy, a dose to 0.35 cc of 1.84 Gy, and a dose to 1.2 cc of 0.79 Gy. The brain maximum dose was 2.20 Gy. Treatment time was 59 min for 18, 323 MUs. Imaging was performed prior to each arc delivery resulting in 21 imaging sessions. The average deviation magnitude requiring a positional or rotational correction was 0.96 ± 0.25 mm, 0.8 ± 0.41°, whereas the average deviation magnitude deemed within tolerance was 0.41 ± 0.12 mm, 0.57 ± 0.28°. Dedicated quality assurance of the treatment planning and delivery is necessary for safe and accurate SRS to the cervical spine dorsal root ganglion. With additional prospective study, linear accelerator-based frameless radiosurgery can provide an accurate, noninvasive alternative for treating occipital neuralgia where an invasive procedure is contraindicated.
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- Travis R. Denton
- The Norton Cancer Institute Radiation CenterNorton HealthcareLouisvilleKYUSA
- Associates in Medical PhysicsLLCGreenbeltMDUSA
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- The Norton Cancer Institute Radiation CenterNorton HealthcareLouisvilleKYUSA
- Norton Neuroscience InstituteLouisvilleKYUSA
- The Brain Tumor CenterNorton HealthcareLouisvilleKYUSA
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- The Norton Cancer Institute Radiation CenterNorton HealthcareLouisvilleKYUSA
- Associates in Medical PhysicsLLCGreenbeltMDUSA
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- The Norton Cancer Institute Radiation CenterNorton HealthcareLouisvilleKYUSA
- Norton Neuroscience InstituteLouisvilleKYUSA
- The Brain Tumor CenterNorton HealthcareLouisvilleKYUSA
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- The Norton Cancer Institute Radiation CenterNorton HealthcareLouisvilleKYUSA
- Norton Neuroscience InstituteLouisvilleKYUSA
- The Brain Tumor CenterNorton HealthcareLouisvilleKYUSA
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Sánchez-Arreola SV, Garnica-Garza HM. Feasibility of robotic stereotactic body radiotherapy of lung tumors with kilovoltage x-ray beams. Med Phys 2017; 44:1224-1233. [PMID: 28133758 DOI: 10.1002/mp.12140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Robotic Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for lung tumors is treatment modality that, for cases of inoperable lung tumors, has shown excellent treatment outcomes. The typical photon energy when delivering this type of treatments is 6 MeV. In this work, using Monte Carlo simulation and realistic patient models we evaluate the characteristics of the absorbed dose distributions that result when x-ray beams of peak spectral energy of 220 keV are used to irradiate lung tumors assuming a robotic SBRT delivery mode. METHODS Both male and female patient models, based on voxelized phantoms, are used in our study. Two types of tumors are considered: centrally and peripherally located lung tumors. The Monte Carlo code PENELOPE was used to calculate absorbed dose distributions for each of the beams used in the treatments which were assumed circular with diameter ranging from 1 cm-3 cm. An optimization algorithm was then applied to determine the appropriate beam weight necessary to accomplish the treatment objectives. The feasibility of our proposed approach is determined based on the guidelines set by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0813 for central tumors and RTOG 0915 for peripheral tumors. RESULTS While the dose to the skin and bony structures is higher for the kilovoltage treatment, they are within the safe limits established by both RTOG 0813 and 0915. Conversely, the maximum dose to distant structures, such as the heart wall and esophagus, are up to 10 Gy higher for some of the megavoltage treatments but, again, within the limits recommended by the aforementioned clinical protocols. CONCLUSIONS We have shown that robotic SBRT of lung tumors using kilovoltage beams is feasible and that, therefore, it may represent an attractive alternative to the use of more expensive megavoltage linear accelerators, particularly in developing countries, where the high cost of such equipment poses an increasing economic burden.
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- Susana V Sánchez-Arreola
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Unidad Monterrey, Vía del Conocimiento 201 Parque PIIT, Apodaca, Nuevo León, 66600, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Unidad Monterrey, Vía del Conocimiento 201 Parque PIIT, Apodaca, Nuevo León, 66600, México
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Jong WL, Ung NM, Vannyat A, Jamalludin Z, Rosenfeld A, Wong JHD. “Edge-on” MOSkin detector for stereotactic beam measurement and verification. Phys Med 2017; 33:127-135. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Small field output factors evaluation with a microDiamond detector over 30 Italian centers. Phys Med 2016; 32:1644-1650. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pantelis E, Moutsatsos A, Zourari K, Kilby W, Antypas C, Papagiannis P, Karaiskos P, Georgiou E, Sakelliou L. On the implementation of a recently proposed dosimetric formalism to a robotic radiosurgery system. Med Phys 2016; 37:2369-79. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3404289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Pasquino M, Cutaia C, Radici L, Valzano S, Gino E, Cavedon C, Stasi M. Dosimetric characterization and behaviour in small X-ray fields of a microchamber and a plastic scintillator detector. Br J Radiol 2016; 90:20160596. [PMID: 27826990 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20160596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to investigate the main dosimetric characteristics and the performance of an A26 Exradin ionization microchamber (A26 IC) and a W1 Exradin plastic scintillation detector (W1 PSD) in small photon beam dosimetry for treatment planning system commissioning and quality assurance programme. METHODS Detector characterization measurements (short-term stability, dose linearity, angular dependence and energy dependence) were performed in water for field sizes up to 10 × 10 cm2. Polarity effect (Ppol) was examined for the A26 IC. The behaviour of the detectors in small field relative dosimetry [percentage depth dose, dose profiles often called the off-axis ratio and output factors (OFs)] was investigated for field sizes ranging from 1 × 1 to 3 × 3 cm2. RESULTS Results were compared with those obtained with other detectors we already use for small photon beam dosimetry. A26 IC and W1 PSD showed a linear dose response. While the A26 IC showed no energy dependence, the W1 PSD showed energy dependence within 2%; no angular dependence was registered. Ppol values for A26 IC were below 0.9% (0.5% for field size >2 × 2 cm2). A26 IC and W1 PSD depth-dose curves and lateral profiles agreed with those obtained with an EDGE diode. No differences were observed among the detectors in OF measurement for field sizes larger than 1 × 1 cm2, with average differences <1%. For field sizes <1 × 1 cm2, the effective volume of ionization chamber and non-water equivalence of EDGE diode become significant. A26 IC OF values were significantly lower than EDGE diode and W1 PSD values, with percentage differences of about -23 and -13% for the smallest field, respectively. W1 PSD OF values lay between ion chambers and diode values, with a maximum percentage difference of about -10% with respect to the EDGE diode, for a 6 × 6-mm2 field size. CONCLUSION The results of our investigation confirm that A26 IC and W1 PSD could play an important role in small field relative dosimetry. Advances in knowledge: Dosimetric characteristics of Exradin A26 ionization microchamber and W1 plastic scintillation detector for small field dosimetry.
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- Massimo Pasquino
- 1 Medical Physics Department, AO Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- 1 Medical Physics Department, AO Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- 1 Medical Physics Department, AO Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- 1 Medical Physics Department, AO Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- 1 Medical Physics Department, AO Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- 2 Medical Physics Department, University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- 1 Medical Physics Department, AO Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Qin Y, Zhong H, Wen N, Snyder K, Huang Y, Chetty IJ. Deriving detector-specific correction factors for rectangular small fields using a scintillator detector. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2016; 17:379-391. [PMID: 27929510 PMCID: PMC5690516 DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v17i6.6433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The goal of this study was to investigate small field output factors (OFs) for flattening filter‐free (FFF) beams on a dedicated stereotactic linear accelerator‐based system. From this data, the collimator exchange effect was quantified, and detector‐specific correction factors were generated. Output factors for 16 jaw‐collimated small fields (from 0.5 to 2 cm) were measured using five different detectors including an ion chamber (CC01), a stereotactic field diode (SFD), a diode detector (Edge), Gafchromic film (EBT3), and a plastic scintillator detector (PSD, W1). Chamber, diodes, and PSD measurements were performed in a Wellhofer water tank, while films were irradiated in solid water at 100 cm source‐to‐surface distance and 10 cm depth. The collimator exchange effect was quantified for rectangular fields. Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of the measured configurations were also performed using the EGSnrc/DOSXYZnrc code. Output factors measured by the PSD and verified against film and MC calculations were chosen as the benchmark measurements. Compared with plastic scintillator detector (PSD), the small volume ion chamber (CC01) underestimated output factors by an average of ‐1.0%±4.9%(max.=‐11.7% for 0.5×0.5cm2 square field). The stereotactic diode (SFD) overestimated output factors by 2.5%±0.4%(max.=3.3% for 0.5×1cm2 rectangular field). The other diode detector (Edge) also overestimated the OFs by an average of 4.2%±0.9%(max.=6.0% for 1×1cm2 square field). Gafchromic film (EBT3) measurements and MC calculations agreed with the scintillator detector measurements within 0.6%±1.8% and 1.2%±1.5%, respectively. Across all the X and Y jaw combinations, the average collimator exchange effect was computed: 1.4%±1.1% (CC01), 5.8%±5.4% (SFD), 5.1%±4.8% (Edge diode), 3.5%±5.0% (Monte Carlo), 3.8%±4.7% (film), and 5.5%±5.1% (PSD). Small field detectors should be used with caution with a clear understanding of their behaviors, especially for FFF beams and small, elongated fields. The scintillator detector exhibited good agreement against Gafchromic film measurements and MC simulations over the range of field sizes studied. The collimator exchange effect was found to be important at these small field sizes. Detector‐specific correction factors were computed using the scintillator measurements as the benchmark. PACS number(s): 87.56.Fc
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Bouchard H, Kamio Y, Palmans H, Seuntjens J, Duane S. Detector dose response in megavoltage small photon beams. II. Pencil beam perturbation effects. Med Phys 2016; 42:6048-61. [PMID: 26429280 DOI: 10.1118/1.4930798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To quantify detector perturbation effects in megavoltage small photon fields and support the theoretical explanation on the nature of quality correction factors in these conditions. METHODS In this second paper, a modern approach to radiation dosimetry is defined for any detector and applied to small photon fields. Fano's theorem is adapted in the form of a cavity theory and applied in the context of nonstandard beams to express four main effects in the form of perturbation factors. The pencil-beam decomposition method is detailed and adapted to the calculation of perturbation factors and quality correction factors. The approach defines a perturbation function which, for a given field size or beam modulation, entirely determines these dosimetric factors. Monte Carlo calculations are performed in different cavity sizes for different detection materials, electron densities, and extracameral components. RESULTS Perturbation effects are detailed with calculated perturbation functions, showing the relative magnitude of the effects as well as the geometrical extent to which collimating or modulating the beam impacts the dosimetric factors. The existence of a perturbation zone around the detector cavity is demonstrated and the approach is discussed and linked to previous approaches in the literature to determine critical field sizes. CONCLUSIONS Monte Carlo simulations are valuable to describe pencil beam perturbation effects and detail the nature of dosimetric factors in megavoltage small photon fields. In practice, it is shown that dosimetric factors could be avoided if the field size remains larger than the detector perturbation zone. However, given a detector and beam quality, a full account for the detector geometry is necessary to determine critical field sizes.
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- Hugo Bouchard
- Acoustics and Ionising Radiation Team, National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), 1560 Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, Québec H2L 4M1, Canada
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- Acoustics and Ionising Radiation Team, National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington TW11 0LW, United KingdomMedical Physics, EBG MedAustron GmbH, Wiener Neustadt A-2700, Austria
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- Medical Physics Unit, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Acoustics and Ionising Radiation Team, National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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Effects of inaccurate small field dose measurements on calculated treatment doses. AUSTRALASIAN PHYSICAL & ENGINEERING SCIENCES IN MEDICINE 2016; 39:747-53. [DOI: 10.1007/s13246-016-0461-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Khader J, Al-Mousa A, Hijla FA, Al-Heet S, Rashdan I, Balter P, Chang J, Wadi-Ramahi S. Requirements and Implementation of a Lung SBRT Program in a Developing Country: Benefits of International Cooperation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016; 95:1236-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Revised: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Study of commercial detector responses in non-equilibrium small photon fields of a 1000 MU/min CyberKnife system. Phys Med 2016; 32:818-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ravichandran R, Binukumar JP, Al Amri I, Davis CA. Diamond detector in absorbed dose measurements in high-energy linear accelerator photon and electron beams. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2016; 17:291-303. [PMID: 27074452 PMCID: PMC5875569 DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v17i2.5690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Diamond detectors (DD) are preferred in small field dosimetry of radiation beams because of small dose profile penumbras, better spatial resolution, and tissue‐equivalent properties. We investigated a commercially available ‘microdiamond’ detector in realizing absorbed dose from first principles. A microdiamond detector, type TM 60019 with tandem electrometer is used to measure absorbed doses in water, nylon, and PMMA phantoms. With sensitive volume 0.004 mm3, radius 1.1 mm, thickness 1×10−3mm, the nominal response is 1 nC/Gy. It is assumed that the diamond detector could collect total electric charge (nC) developed during irradiation at 0 V bias. We found that dose rate effect is less than 0.7% for changing dose rate by 500 MU/min. The reproducibility in obtaining readings with diamond detector is found to be ±0.17% (1 SD) (n=11). The measured absorbed doses for 6 MV and 15 MV photons arrived at using mass energy absorption coefficients and stopping power ratios compared well with Nd, water calibrated ion chamber measured absorbed doses within 3% in water, PMMA, and nylon media. The calibration factor obtained for diamond detector confirmed response variation is due to sensitivity due to difference in manufacturing process. For electron beams, we had to apply ratio of electron densities of water to carbon. Our results qualify diamond dosimeter as a transfer standard, based on long‐term stability and reproducibility. Based on micro‐dimensions, we recommend these detectors for pretreatment dose verifications in small field irradiations like stereotactic treatments with image guidance. PACS number(s): 87.56.Da
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O'Brien DJ, León-Vintró L, McClean B. Small field detector correction factors kQclin,Qmsrfclin,fmsr for silicon-diode and diamond detectors with circular 6 MV fields derived using both empirical and numerical methods. Med Phys 2015; 43:411. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4938584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Akino Y, Gautam A, Coutinho L, Würfel J, Das IJ. Characterization of a new commercial single crystal diamond detector for photon- and proton-beam dosimetry. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2015; 56:912-918. [PMID: 26268483 PMCID: PMC4628217 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrv044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A synthetic single crystal diamond detector (SCDD) is commercially available and is characterized for radiation dosimetry in various radiation beams in this study. The characteristics of the commercial SCDD model 60019 (PTW) with 6- and 15-MV photon beams, and 208-MeV proton beams, were investigated and compared with the pre-characterized detectors: Semiflex (model 31010) and PinPoint (model 31006) ionization chambers (PTW), the EDGE diode detector (Sun Nuclear Corp) and the SFD Stereotactic Dosimetry Diode Detector (IBA). To evaluate the effects of the pre-irradiation, the diamond detector, which had not been irradiated on the day, was set up in the water tank, and the response to 100 MU was measured every 20 s. The depth-dose and profiles data were collected for various field sizes and depths. For all radiation types and field sizes, the depth-dose data of the diamond chamber showed identical curves to those of the ionization chambers. The profile of the diamond detector was very similar to those of the EDGE and SFD detectors, although the Semiflex and PinPoint chambers showed volume-averaging effects in the penumbrae region. The temperature dependency was within 0.7% in the range of 4-41°C. A dose of 900 cGy and 1200 cGy was needed to stabilize the chamber to the level within 0.5% and 0.2%, respectively. The PTW type 60019 SCDD detector showed suitable characteristics for radiation dosimetry, for relative dose, depth-dose and profile measurements for a wide range of field sizes. However, at least 1000 cGy of pre-irradiation will be needed for accurate measurements.
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- Yuichi Akino
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA Present address: Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, Bloomington 47408, USA Present address; Department of Radiation Physics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holocombe Blvd, Houston, Tx 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, Bloomington 47408, USA
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- PTW-Freiburg GmbH, Loerracher Strasse 7, Freiburg 79115, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, Bloomington 47408, USA
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Bouchard H, Seuntjens J, Duane S, Kamio Y, Palmans H. Detector dose response in megavoltage small photon beams. I. Theoretical concepts. Med Phys 2015; 42:6033-47. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4930053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Bouchard H, de Pooter J, Bielajew A, Duane S. Reference dosimetry in the presence of magnetic fields: conditions to validate Monte Carlo simulations. Phys Med Biol 2015; 60:6639-54. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/17/6639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Lárraga-Gutiérrez JM. Experimental determination of field factors ($\Omega _{{{Q}_{\text{clin}}},{{Q}_{\text{msr}}}}^{{{f}_{\text{clin}}},{{f}_{\text{msr}}}}$ ) for small radiotherapy beams using the daisy chain correction method. Phys Med Biol 2015; 60:5813-31. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/15/5813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Perks JR, Lucero S, Monjazeb AM, Li JJ. Anthropomorphic Phantoms for Confirmation of Linear Accelerator-Based Small Animal Irradiation. Cureus 2015; 7:e254. [PMID: 26180678 PMCID: PMC4494576 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Three dimensional (3D) scanning and printing technology is utilized to create phantom models of mice in order to assess the accuracy of ionizing radiation dosing from a clinical, human-based linear accelerator. Phantoms are designed to simulate a range of research questions, including irradiation of lung tumors and primary subcutaneous or orthotopic tumors for immunotherapy experimentation. The phantoms are used to measure the accuracy of dose delivery and then refine it to within 1% of the prescribed dose.
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Lárraga-Gutiérrez JM, Ballesteros-Zebadúa P, Rodríguez-Ponce M, García-Garduño OA, de la Cruz OOG. Properties of a commercial PTW-60019 synthetic diamond detector for the dosimetry of small radiotherapy beams. Phys Med Biol 2015; 60:905-24. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/2/905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ploquin N, Kertzscher G, Vandervoort E, Cygler JE, Andersen CE, Francescon P. Use of novel fibre-coupled radioluminescence and RADPOS dosimetry systems for total scatter factor measurements in small fields. Phys Med Biol 2014; 60:1-14. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/1/1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Determination of small field output factors and correction factors using a Monte Carlo method for a 1000 MU/min CyberKnife® system equipped with fixed collimators. RADIAT MEAS 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2014.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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