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Karger CP, Elter A, Dorsch S, Mann P, Pappas E, Oldham M. Validation of complex radiotherapy techniques using polymer gel dosimetry. Phys Med Biol 2024; 69:06TR01. [PMID: 38330494 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad278f] [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: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Modern radiotherapy delivers highly conformal dose distributions to irregularly shaped target volumes while sparing the surrounding normal tissue. Due to the complex planning and delivery techniques, dose verification and validation of the whole treatment workflow by end-to-end tests became much more important and polymer gel dosimeters are one of the few possibilities to capture the delivered dose distribution in 3D. The basic principles and formulations of gel dosimetry and its evaluation methods are described and the available studies validating device-specific geometrical parameters as well as the dose delivery by advanced radiotherapy techniques, such as 3D-CRT/IMRT and stereotactic radiosurgery treatments, the treatment of moving targets, online-adaptive magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy as well as proton and ion beam treatments, are reviewed. The present status and limitations as well as future challenges of polymer gel dosimetry for the validation of complex radiotherapy techniques are discussed.
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- Christian P Karger
- Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Radiology & Radiotherapy Sector, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Evaluation of calibration methods of Exradin W2 plastic scintillation detector for CyberKnife small-field dosimetry. RADIAT MEAS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2022.106821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Mariotti V, Gayol A, Pianoschi T, Mattea F, Vedelago J, Pérez P, Valente M, Alva-Sánchez M. Radiotherapy dosimetry parameters intercomparison among eight gel dosimeters by Monte Carlo simulation. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pinnaduwage DS, Srivastava SP, Yan X, Jani SS, Jenkins C, Barani IJ, Sorensen S. Small-field beam data acquisition, detector dependency, and film-based validation for a novel self-shielded stereotactic radiosurgery system. Med Phys 2021; 48:6121-6136. [PMID: 34260069 DOI: 10.1002/mp.15091] [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: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study reports a single-institution experience with beam data acquisition and film-based validation for a novel self-shielded sterotactic radiosurgery unit and investigates detector dependency on field output factors (OFs), off-axis ratios (OARs), and percent depth dose (PDD) measurements within the context of small-field dosimetry. METHODS The delivery platform for this unit consists of a 2.7-MV S-band linear accelerator mounted on coupled gimbals that rotate around a common isocenter (source-to-axis distance [SAD] = 450 mm), allowing for more than 260 noncoplanar beam angles. Beam collimation is achieved via a tungsten collimator wheel with eight circular apertures ranging from 4 mm to 25 mm in diameter. Three diodes (PTW 60012 Diode E, PTW 60018 SRS Diode, and Sun Nuclear EDGE) and a synthetic diamond detector (PTW 60019 micro Diamond [µD] detector) were used for OAR, PDD, and OF measurements. OFs were also acquired with a PTW 31022 PinPoint ionization chamber. Beam scanning was performed using a 3D water tank at depths of 7, 50, 100, 200, and 250 mm with a source-to-surface distance of 450 mm. OFs were measured at the depth of maximum dose (dmax = 7 mm) with the SAD at 450 mm. Gafchromic EBT3 film was used to validate OF and profile measurements and as a reference detector for estimating correction factors for active detector OFs. Deviations in field size, penumbra, and PDDs across the different detectors were quantified. RESULTS Relative OFs (ROFs) for the diodes were within 1.4% for all collimators except for 5 and 7.5 mm, for which SRS Diode measurements were higher by 1.6% and 2.6% versus Diode E. The µD ROFs were within 1.4% of the diode measurements. PinPoint ROFs were lower by >10% for the 4-mm and 5-mm collimators versus the Diode E and µD. Corrections to OFs using EBT3 film as a reference were within 1.2% for all diodes and the µD detector for collimators 10 mm and greater and within 2.0%, 2.8%, and 1.1% for the 7.5-, 5-, and 4-mm collimators, respectively. The maximum difference in full width at half maximum (FWHM) between the Diode E and the other active detectors was for the 25-mm collimator and was 0.09 mm (µD), 0.16 mm (SRS Diode), and 0.65 mm (EDGE). Differences seen in PDDs beyond the depth of dmax were <1% across the three diodes and the µD. FWHM and penumbra measurements made using EBT3 film were within 1.34% and 3.26%, respectively, of the processed profile data entered into the treatment planning system. CONCLUSIONS Minimal differences were seen in OAR and PDD measurements acquired with the diodes and the µD. ROFs measured with the three diodes were within 2.6% and within 1.4% versus the µD. Gafchromic Film measurements provided independent verification of the OAR and OF measurements. Estimated corrections to OFs using film as a reference were <1.6% for the Diode E, EDGE, and µD detector.
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- Dilini S Pinnaduwage
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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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: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [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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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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Tuta CS, Amiot MN, Sommier L, Ioan RM. Alanine pellets comparison using EPR dosimetry in the frame of quality assurance for a Gamma Knife system in Romania. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Casar B, Gershkevitsh E, Mendez I, Jurković S, Saiful Huq M. Output correction factors for small static fields in megavoltage photon beams for seven ionization chambers in two orientations - perpendicular and parallel. Med Phys 2020; 47:242-259. [PMID: 31677278 PMCID: PMC7003763 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The goal of the present work was to provide a large set of detector-specific output correction factors for seven small volume ionization chambers on two linear accelerators in four megavoltage photon beams utilizing perpendicular and parallel orientation of ionization chambers in the beam for nominal field sizes ranging from 0.5 cm2 × 0.5 cm2 to 10 cm2 × 10 cm2 . The present study is the second part of an extensive research conducted by our group. METHODS Output correction factors k Q clin , Q ref f clin , f ref were experimentally determined on two linacs, Elekta Versa HD and Varian TrueBeam for 6 and 10 MV beams with and without flattening filter for nine square fields ranging from 0.5 cm2 × 0.5 cm2 to 10 cm2 × 10 cm2 , for seven mini and micro ionization chambers, IBA CC04, IBA Razor, PTW 31016 3D PinPoint, PTW 31021 3D Semiflex, PTW 31022 3D PinPoint, PTW 31023 PinPoint, and SI Exradin A16. An Exradin W1 plastic scintillator and EBT3 radiochromic films were used as the reference detectors. RESULTS For all ionization chambers, values of output correction factors k Q clin , Q ref f clin , f ref were lower for parallel orientation compared to those obtained in the perpendicular orientation. Five ionization chambers from our study set, IBA Razor, PTW 31016 3D PinPoint, PTW 31022 3D PinPoint, PTW 31023 PinPoint, and SI Exradin A16, fulfill the requirement recommended in the TRS-483 Code of Practice, that is, 0.95 < k Q clin , Q ref f clin , f ref < 1.05 , down to the field size 0.8 cm2 × 0.8 cm2 , when they are positioned in parallel orientation; two of the ionization chambers, IBA Razor and PTW 31023 PinPoint, satisfy this condition down to the field size of 0.5 cm2 × 0.5 cm2 . CONCLUSIONS The present paper provides experimental results of detector-specific output correction factors for seven small volume ionization chambers. Output correction factors were determined in 6 and 10 MV photon beams with and without flattening filter down to the square field size of 0.5 cm2 × 0.5 cm2 for two orientations of ionization chambers - perpendicular and parallel. Our main finding is that output correction factors are smaller if they are determined in a parallel orientation compared to those obtained in a perpendicular orientation for all ionization chambers regardless of the photon beam energy, filtration, or linear accelerator being used. Based on our findings, we recommend using ionization chambers in parallel orientation, to minimize corrections in the experimental determination of field output factors. Latter holds even for field sizes below 1.0 cm2 × 1.0 cm2 , whenever necessary corrections remain within 5%, which was the case for several ionization chambers from our set. TRS-483 recommended perpendicular orientation of ionization chambers for the determination of field output factors. The present study presents results for both perpendicular and parallel orientation of ionization chambers. When validated by other researchers, the present results for parallel orientation can be considered as a complementary dataset to those given in TRS-483.
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- Božidar Casar
- Department for Dosimetry and Quality of Radiological ProceduresInstitute of Oncology LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Department for Dosimetry and Quality of Radiological ProceduresInstitute of Oncology LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Medical Physics DepartmentUniversity Hospital RijekaRijekaCroatia
- Department of Physics and BiophysicsFaculty of MedicineUniversity of RijekaRijekaCroatia
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- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburghPAUSA
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Monasor Denia P, Castellet García MDC, Manjón García C, Quirós Higueras JD, de Marco Blancas N, Bonaque Alandí J, Juan Senabre XJ, Santos Serra A, López-Tarjuelo J. Comparison of detector performance in small 6 MV and 6 MV FFF beams using a Versa HD accelerator. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213253. [PMID: 30856183 PMCID: PMC6411166 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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1. BACKGROUND & PURPOSE Investigate the applicability of a series of detectors in small field dosimetry and the possible differences between their responses to FF and FFF beams. This work extends upon the series of detectors used by other authors to also include metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) detectors and radiochromic film. We also included a later correction of output factors (OFs) recommended by the recently published IAEA´s code of practice TRS 483 on dosimetry of small static fields used in external beam radiotherapy. 2. MATERIALS & METHODS The OFs, profiles, and PDDs of 6 MV and 6 MV FFF beams were measured with 11 different detectors using field sizes between 0.6 × 0.6 cm2 and 10 × 10 cm2. 3. RESULTS The OFs of the FFF beams were lower than those of the FF beams for field sizes larger than 3 × 3 cm2 but higher for field sizes smaller than 3 × 3 cm2. After applying the IAEA´s TRS 483 corrections, the final OFs were compatible with our initial results when considering uncertainties involved. Small-volume detectors are preferable for measuring the penumbra of these small fields where this attribute is higher in the crossline direction than in the inline direction. The R100 of equivalent-quality FFF beams was higher compared to the corresponding flattened beams. 4. CONCLUSIONS We observed no difference for the dose responses between 6 MV and 6 MV FFF beams for any of the detectors. OF results, profiles and PDDs were clearly consistent with the previously published literature regarding the Versa HD linac. Correcting our first OFs, taken as ratio of detector charges, with the IAEA´s TRS 483 corrections to obtain the final OFs, did not make the former significantly different.
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- Paula Monasor Denia
- Servicio de Radiofísica y Protección Radiológica, Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, España
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- Servicio de Radiofísica y Protección Radiológica, Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, España
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- Servicio de Radiofísica y Protección Radiológica, Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, España
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- Servicio de Radiofísica y Protección Radiológica, Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, España
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- Servicio de Radiofísica y Protección Radiológica, Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, España
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- Servicio de Radiofísica y Protección Radiológica, Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, España
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- Servicio de Radiofísica y Protección Radiológica, Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, España
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- Servicio de Radiofísica y Protección Radiológica, Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, España
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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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‐483 protocol on small field dosimetry. Med Phys 2018; 45:5666-5668. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.13236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Can Gafchromic EBT3 films effectively characterize small fields of 6 MV unflattened photon beams of Cyberknife system? POLISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING 2018. [DOI: 10.2478/pjmpe-2018-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shielded silicon diodes are commonly employed in commissioning of Cyberknife 6 MV photon beams. This study aims to measure output factors, off centered ratio (OCR), percentage depth dose (PDD) of 6 MV photons using shielded and unshielded diodes and to compare with Gafchromic EBT3 film measurements to investigate whether EBT3 could effectively characterize small 6 MV photon beams. Output factors, OCR and PDD were measured with shielded and unshielded silicon detectors in a radiation field analyzer system at reference condition. Water equivalent solid phantom were used while irradiating EBT3 films. From multiuser data, diodes underestimated output factor by 3% for collimator fields ≤ 10 mm, while EBT3 underestimated the output factor by 3.9% for 5 mm collimator. 1D Gamma analysis of OCR between diode and film, results in gamma ≤ 1 for all measured points with 1 mm distance to agreement (DTA) and 1% relative dose difference (DD). Dose at surface is overestimated with diodes compared to EBT3. PDD results were within 2% relative dose values between diode and EBT3 except for 5 mm collimator. Except for small collimator fields of up to 10 mm, results of output factor, OCR, PDD of all detectors used in this study exhibited similar results. Relative dose measurements with Gafchromic EBT3 in this work show that EBT3 films can be used effectively as an independent tool to verify commissioning beam data of small fields only after careful verification of methodology for any systematic errors with appropriate readout procedure.
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Palmans H, Andreo P, Huq MS, Seuntjens J, Christaki KE, Meghzifene A. Dosimetry of small static fields used in external photon beam radiotherapy: Summary of TRS‐483, the IAEA–AAPM international Code of Practice for reference and relative dose determination. Med Phys 2018; 45:e1123-e1145. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.13208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Hugo Palmans
- Medical Radiation Science National Physical Laboratory Teddington TW11 0LWUK
- Department of Medical Physics EBG MedAustron GmbH A‐2700Wiener Neustadt Austria
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- Department of Medical Physics and Nuclear Medicine Karolinska University Hospital SE‐17176Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Oncology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Pittsburgh PA15232USA
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- Medical Physics Unit McGill University Montréal QCH3A 0G4Canada
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- Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section International Atomic Energy Agency A‐1400Vienna Austria
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- Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section International Atomic Energy Agency A‐1400Vienna Austria
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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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Zhang Y, Brandner E, Ozhasoglu C, Lalonde R, Heron DE, Huq MS. A 3D correction method for predicting the readings of a PinPoint chamber on the CyberKnife ® M6 ™ machine. Phys Med Biol 2018; 63:045010. [PMID: 29350197 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aaa90d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The use of small fields in radiation therapy techniques has increased substantially in particular in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). However, as field size reduces further still, the response of the detector changes more rapidly with field size, and the effects of measurement uncertainties become increasingly significant due to the lack of lateral charged particle equilibrium, spectral changes as a function of field size, detector choice, and subsequent perturbations of the charged particle fluence. This work presents a novel 3D dose volume-to-point correction method to predict the readings of a 0.015 cc PinPoint chamber (PTW 31014) for both small static-fields and composite-field dosimetry formed by fixed cones on the CyberKnife® M6™ machine. A 3D correction matrix is introduced to link the 3D dose distribution to the response of the PinPoint chamber in water. The parameters of the correction matrix are determined by modeling its 3D dose response in circular fields created using the 12 fixed cones (5 mm-60 mm) on a CyberKnife® M6™ machine. A penalized least-square optimization problem is defined by fitting the calculated detector reading to the experimental measurement data to generate the optimal correction matrix; the simulated annealing algorithm is used to solve the inverse optimization problem. All the experimental measurements are acquired for every 2 mm chamber shift in the horizontal planes for each field size. The 3D dose distributions for the measurements are calculated using the Monte Carlo calculation with the MultiPlan® treatment planning system (Accuray Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA). The performance evaluation of the 3D conversion matrix is carried out by comparing the predictions of the output factors (OFs), off-axis ratios (OARs) and percentage depth dose (PDD) data to the experimental measurement data. The discrepancy of the measurement and the prediction data for composite fields is also performed for clinical SRS plans. The optimization algorithm used for generating the optimal correction factors is stable, and the resulting correction factors were smooth in the spatial domain. The measurement and prediction of OFs agree closely with percentage differences of less than 1.9% for all the 12 cones. The discrepancies between the prediction and the measurement PDD readings at 50 mm and 80 mm depth are 1.7% and 1.9%, respectively. The percentage differences of OARs between measurement and prediction data are less than 2% in the low dose gradient region, and 2%/1 mm discrepancies are observed within the high dose gradient regions. The differences between the measurement and prediction data for all the CyberKnife based SRS plans are less than 1%. These results demonstrate the existence and efficiency of the novel 3D correction method for small field dosimetry. The 3D correction matrix links the 3D dose distribution and the reading of the PinPoint chamber. The comparison between the predicted reading and the measurement data for static small fields (OFs, OARs and PDDs) yield discrepancies within 2% for low dose gradient regions and 2%/1 mm for high dose gradient regions; the discrepancies between the predicted and the measurement data are less than 1% for all the SRS plans. The 3D correction method provides an access to evaluate the clinical measurement data and can be applied to non-standard composite fields intensity modulated radiation therapy point dose verification.
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Lechner W, Kuess P, Georg D, Palmans H. Equivalent (uniform) square field sizes of flattening filter free photon beams. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 62:7694-7713. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa83f5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Zoros E, Moutsatsos A, Pappas EP, Georgiou E, Kollias G, Karaiskos P, Pantelis E. Monte Carlo and experimental determination of correction factors for gamma knife perfexion small field dosimetry measurements. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:7532-7555. [PMID: 28796643 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa8590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Detector-, field size- and machine-specific correction factors are required for precise dosimetry measurements in small and non-standard photon fields. In this work, Monte Carlo (MC) simulation techniques were used to calculate the [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] correction factors for a series of ionization chambers, a synthetic microDiamond and diode dosimeters, used for reference and/or output factor (OF) measurements in the Gamma Knife Perfexion photon fields. Calculations were performed for the solid water (SW) and ABS plastic phantoms, as well as for a water phantom of the same geometry. MC calculations for the [Formula: see text] correction factors in SW were compared against corresponding experimental results for a subset of ionization chambers and diode detectors. Reference experimental OF data were obtained through the weighted average of corresponding measurements using TLDs, EBT-2 films and alanine pellets. [Formula: see text] values close to unity (within 1%) were calculated for most of ionization chambers in water. Greater corrections of up to 6.0% were observed for chambers with relatively large air-cavity dimensions and steel central electrode. A phantom correction of 1.006 and 1.024 (breaking down to 1.014 from the ABS sphere and 1.010 from the accompanying ABS phantom adapter) were calculated for the SW and ABS phantoms, respectively, adding up to [Formula: see text] corrections in water. Both measurements and MC calculations for the diode and microDiamond detectors resulted in lower than unit [Formula: see text] correction factors, due to their denser sensitive volume and encapsulation materials. In comparison, higher than unit [Formula: see text] results for the ionization chambers suggested field size depended dose underestimations (being significant for the 4 mm field), with magnitude depending on the combination of contradicting phenomena associated with volume averaging and electron fluence perturbations. Finally, the presence of 0.5 mm air-gap between the diodes' frontal surface and their phantom-inserts may considerably influence OF measurements, reaching 4.6% for the Razor diode.
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- Medical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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Francescon P, Kilby W, Noll JM, Masi L, Satariano N, Russo S. Monte Carlo simulated corrections for beam commissioning measurements with circular and MLC shaped fields on the CyberKnife M6 System: a study including diode, microchamber, point scintillator, and synthetic microdiamond detectors. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:1076-1095. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa5610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Massillon-JL G, Aragón-Martínez N, Gómez-Muñoz A. Absorbed Dose to Water Rate in a Cyberknife VSI System Reference Field Using Ionization Chambers and Gafchromic Films. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.4236/ijmpcero.2017.61008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Sudhyadhom A, Kirby N, Faddegon B, Chuang CF. Technical Note: Preferred dosimeter size and associated correction factors in commissioning high dose per pulse, flattening filter free x-ray beams. Med Phys 2016; 43:1507-13. [PMID: 26936734 DOI: 10.1118/1.4941691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE High dose rate flattening filter free (FFF) beams pose new challenges and considerations for accurate reference and relative dosimetry. The authors report errors associated with commonly used ion chambers and introduce simple methods to mitigate them. METHODS Dosimetric errors due to (1) ion recombination effects of high dose per pulse (DPP) FFF beams and (2) volume-averaging effects of the radial profile were examined on a TrueBeam STx. Four commonly used cylindrical ion chambers spanning a range of lengths (0.29-2.3 cm) and volumes (0.016-0.6 cm(3)) were used to determine the magnitude of these effects for 6 and 10 MV unflattened x-ray beams (6XFFF and 10XFFF, respectively). Two methods were used to determine the magnitude of ion collection efficiency: (1) direct measurement of the percent depth dose (PDD) for the clinical, high DPP beam in comparison to that obtained after reducing the DPP and (2) measurement of Pion as a function of depth. Two methods were used to quantify the magnitude of volume-averaging: (1) direct measurement of volume-averaging via cross-calibration and (2) calculation of volume-averaging from radial profiles of the beam. Finally, a simple analytical expression for the radial profile volume-averaging correction factor, Prp = [OAR(0.29L)](-1), or the inverse of the off-axis ratio of dose at 0.29L, where L is the length of the chamber's sensitive volume, is introduced to mitigate the volume-averaging effect in Farmer-type chambers. RESULTS Errors in measured PDD for the clinical beams were 1.3% ± 0.07% and 1.6% ± 0.07% at 35 cm depth for the 6XFFF and 10XFFF beam, respectively, using an IBA CC13 ion chamber, due to charge recombination with a high DPP. Volume-averaging effects were 0.4% and 0.7% for the 6XFFF and 10XFFF beam, respectively, when measured with a Farmer-type chamber. For the application of TG-51, these errors combine when using a CC13 to measure the PDD and a Farmer for absolute output dosimetry for a total error of up to 2% at dmax for the 10XFFF beam. CONCLUSIONS Relative and absolute dosimetry in high DPP, unflattened x-ray beams of 10 MV or higher requires corrections for charge recombination and/or volume-averaging when dosimeters with certain geometries are used. Chambers used for PDD measurement are available that do not require a correction for charge recombination. A simple analytical expression of the correction factor Prp was introduced in this work to account for volume-averaging effects in Farmer chambers. Choice of an appropriate dosimeter coupled with application of the established correction factors Pion and Prp reduces the uncertainty in the PDD measurement and the reference dose measurement.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94115
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94115 and Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiology, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94115
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94115
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Kron T, Lehmann J, Greer PB. Dosimetry of ionising radiation in modern radiation oncology. Phys Med Biol 2016; 61:R167-205. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/14/r167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [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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Zhang B, Zhu J, Li Y, Chen S, Chen L, Liu X. Feasibility of lateral dose profile measurements in a small field using TLDs. Phys Med Biol 2015; 60:N47-57. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/3/n47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Characterization of miniature RAD-HARD silicon diodes as dosimeters for small fields of photon beams used in radiotherapy. RADIAT MEAS 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2014.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Azangwe G, Grochowska P, Georg D, Izewska J, Hopfgartner J, Lechner W, Andersen CE, Beierholm AR, Helt-Hansen J, Mizuno H, Fukumura A, Yajima K, Gouldstone C, Sharpe P, Meghzifene A, Palmans H. Detector to detector corrections: A comprehensive experimental study of detector specific correction factors for beam output measurements for small radiotherapy beams. Med Phys 2014; 41:072103. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4883795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Moignier C, Huet C, Makovicka L. Determination of the kQclin,Qmsrfclin,fmsr correction factors for detectors used with an 800 MU/min CyberKnife®
system equipped with fixed collimators and a study of detector response to small photon beams using a Monte Carlo method. Med Phys 2014; 41:071702. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4881098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Chalkley A, Heyes G. Evaluation of a synthetic single-crystal diamond detector for relative dosimetry measurements on a CyberKnife. Br J Radiol 2014; 87:20130768. [PMID: 24588671 PMCID: PMC4064610 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20130768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate a new commercial PTW-60019 microDiamond (PTW, Freiburg, Germany) synthetic single-crystal diamond detector for relative dosimetry measurements on a clinical CyberKnife™ VSI (Accuray Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) system. METHODS Relative output factors (ROFs) were measured for collimator diameters from 5 to 60 mm, and compared with diode [PTW-60017, PTW-60018 and IBA Dosimetry (Schwarzenbruck, Germany) SFD] and ionization chamber (PTW-31014 PinPoint and PTW-31010 Semiflex) measurements. Beam profiles were measured at a range of depths, and collimator sizes, with the detector stem oriented both parallel and perpendicular to the central axis (CAX). Percentage depth-dose (PDD) curves were obtained for the 60-mm collimator and compared with natural Diamond Detector (PTW-60003) and ionization chamber curves to evaluate energy dependence. RESULTS Penumbral broadening was noted on profile measurements made with the microDiamond oriented with the stem parallel to the CAX, in comparison with diodes. Oriented perpendicular to the CAX, the profile penumbra was sharper, but stem effects could not be ruled out. The PDD measurements were within 0.5% of ionization chamber measurements, indicating insignificant dose-rate dependence. The ROF for the microDiamond fell between diode and ionization chamber results. Published Monte Carlo-derived CyberKnife-specific factors were applied to the PTW-60017, PTW-60018 and PTW-31014 ROFs, and the microDiamond factors agreed within 2.0% of the mean of these. CONCLUSION Over a range of small field relative dosimetry measurements, the microDiamond detector shows excellent spatial resolution, dose-rate independence and water equivalence. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE The microDiamond is a suitable tool for commissioning stereotactic systems.
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- Radiotherapy Physics and Cancer Centre, Hall-Edwards Radiotherapy Research Group, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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Bassinet C, Huet C, Derreumaux S, Brunet G, Chéa M, Baumann M, Lacornerie T, Gaudaire-Josset S, Trompier F, Roch P, Boisserie G, Clairand I. Small fields output factors measurements and correction factors determination for several detectors for a CyberKnife® and linear accelerators equipped with microMLC and circular cones. Med Phys 2014; 40:071725. [PMID: 23822429 DOI: 10.1118/1.4811139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The use of small photon fields is now an established practice in stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy. However, due to a lack of lateral electron equilibrium and high dose gradients, it is difficult to accurately measure the dosimetric quantities required for the commissioning of such systems. Moreover, there is still no metrological dosimetric reference for this kind of beam today. In this context, the first objective of this work was to determine and to compare small fields output factors (OF) measured with different types of active detectors and passive dosimeters for three types of facilities: a CyberKnife(®) system, a dedicated medical linear accelerator (Novalis) equipped with m3 microMLC and circular cones, and an adaptive medical linear accelerator (Clinac 2100) equipped with an additional m3 microMLC. The second one was to determine the kQclin,Qmsr (fclin,fmsr) correction factors introduced in a recently proposed small field dosimetry formalism for different active detectors. METHODS Small field sizes were defined either by microMLC down to 6 × 6 mm(2) or by circular cones down to 4 mm in diameter. OF measurements were performed with several commercially available active detectors dedicated to measurements in small fields (high resolution diodes: IBA SFD, Sun Nuclear EDGE, PTW 60016, PTW 60017; ionizing chambers: PTW 31014 PinPoint chamber, PTW 31018 microLion liquid chamber, and PTW 60003 natural diamond). Two types of passive dosimeters were used: LiF microcubes and EBT2 radiochromic films. RESULTS Significant differences between the results obtained by several dosimetric systems were observed, particularly for the smallest field size for which the difference in the measured OF reaches more than 20%. For passive dosimeters, an excellent agreement was observed (better than 2%) between EBT2 and LiF microcubes for all OF measurements. Moreover, it has been shown that these passive dosimeters do not require correction factors and can then be used as reference dosimeters. Correction factors for the active detectors have then been determined from the mean experimental OF measured by the passive dosimeters. CONCLUSIONS Four sets of correction factors needed to apply the new small field dosimetry formalism are provided for several active detectors. A protocol for small photon beams OF determination based on passive dosimeters measurements has been recently proposed to French radiotherapy treatment centers.
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), BP17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France.
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Lechner W, Palmans H, Sölkner L, Grochowska P, Georg D. Detector comparison for small field output factor measurements in flattening filter free photon beams. Radiother Oncol 2013; 109:356-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Marsolat F, Tromson D, Tranchant N, Pomorski M, Le Roy M, Donois M, Moignau F, Ostrowsky A, De Carlan L, Bassinet C, Huet C, Derreumaux S, Chea M, Cristina K, Boisserie G, Bergonzo P. A new single crystal diamond dosimeter for small beam: comparison with different commercial active detectors. Phys Med Biol 2013; 58:7647-60. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/21/7647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tyler M, Liu PZY, Chan KW, Ralston A, McKenzie DR, Downes S, Suchowerska N. Characterization of small-field stereotactic radiosurgery beams with modern detectors. Phys Med Biol 2013; 58:7595-608. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/21/7595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Gago-Arias A, Antolín E, Fayos-Ferrer F, Simón R, González-Castaño DM, Palmans H, Sharpe P, Gómez F, Pardo-Montero J. Correction factors for ionization chamber dosimetry in CyberKnife: Machine-specific, plan-class, and clinical fields. Med Phys 2013; 40:011721. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4773047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Guidelli EJ, Ramos AP, Zaniquelli MED, Nicolucci P, Baffa O. Synthesis and characterization of gold/alanine nanocomposites with potential properties for medical application as radiation sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2012; 4:5844-51. [PMID: 23067227 DOI: 10.1021/am3014899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Radiation dose assessment is essential for several medical treatments and diagnostic procedures. In this context, nanotechnology has been used in the development of improved radiation sensors, with higher sensitivity as well as smaller sizes and energy dependence. This paper deals with the synthesis and characterization of gold/alanine nanocomposites with varying mass percentage of gold, for application as radiation sensors. Alanine is an excellent stabilizing agent for gold nanoparticles because the size of the nanoparticles does not augment with increasing mass percentage of gold, as evidenced by UV-vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and transmission electron microscopy. X-ray diffraction patterns suggest that the alanine crystalline orientation undergoes alterations upon the addition of gold nanoparticles. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicates that there is interaction between the gold nanoparticles and the amine group of the alanine molecules, which may be the reason for the enhanced stability of the nanocomposite. The application of the nanocomposites as radiation detectors was evaluated by the electron spin resonance technique. The sensitivity is improved almost 3 times in the case of the nanocomposite containing 3% (w/w) gold, so it can be easily tuned by changing the amount of gold nanoparticles in the nanocomposites, without the size of the nanoparticles influencing the radiation absorption. In conclusion, the featured properties, such as homogeneity, nanoparticle size stability, and enhanced sensitivity, make these nanocomposites potential candidates for the construction of small-sized radiation sensors with tunable sensitivity for application in several medical procedures.
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- Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Cranmer-Sargison G, Weston S, Evans JA, Sidhu NP, Thwaites DI. Monte Carlo modelling of diode detectors for small field MV photon dosimetry: detector model simplification and the sensitivity of correction factors to source parameterization. Phys Med Biol 2012; 57:5141-53. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/16/5141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Pantelis E, Moutsatsos A, Zourari K, Petrokokkinos L, Sakelliou L, Kilby W, Antypas C, Papagiannis P, Karaiskos P, Georgiou E, Seimenis I. On the output factor measurements of the CyberKnife iris collimator small fields: Experimental determination of the kQclin,Qmsrfclin,fmsr correction factors for microchamber and diode detectors. Med Phys 2012; 39:4875-85. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4736810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Guidelli EJ, Ramos AP, Zaniquelli MED, Nicolucci P, Baffa O. Synthesis and characterization of silver/alanine nanocomposites for radiation detection in medical applications: the influence of particle size on the detection properties. NANOSCALE 2012; 4:2884-2893. [PMID: 22441754 DOI: 10.1039/c2nr30090g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Silver/alanine nanocomposites with varying mass percentage of silver have been produced. The size of the silver nanoparticles seems to drive the formation of the nanocomposite, yielding a homogeneous dispersion of the silver nanoparticles in the alanine matrix or flocs of silver nanoparticles segregated from the alanine crystals. The alanine crystalline orientation is modified according to the particle size of the silver nanoparticles. Concerning a mass percentage of silver below 0.1%, the nanocomposites are homogeneous, and there is no particle aggregation. As the mass percentage of silver is increased, the system becomes unstable, and there is particle flocculation with subsequent segregation of the alanine crystals. The nanocomposites have been analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and they have been tested as radiation detectors by means of electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy in order to detect the paramagnetic centers created by the radiation. In fact, the sensitivity of the radiation detectors is optimized in the case of systems containing small particles (30 nm) that are well dispersed in the alanine matrix. As the agglomeration increases, particle growth (up to 1.5 μm) and segregation diminish the sensitivity. In conclusion, nanostructured materials can be used for optimization of alanine sensitivity, by taking into account the influence of the particles size of the silver nanoparticles on the detection properties of the alanine radiation detectors, thus contributing to the construction of small-sized detectors.
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- Eder José Guidelli
- Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Ralston A, Liu P, Warrener K, McKenzie D, Suchowerska N. Small field diode correction factors derived using an air core fibre optic scintillation dosimeter and EBT2 film. Phys Med Biol 2012; 57:2587-602. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/9/2587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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González-Castaño DM, González LB, Gago-Arias MA, Pardo-Montero J, Gómez F, Luna-Vega V, Sánchez M, Lobato R. A convolution model for obtaining the response of an ionization chamber in static non standard fields. Med Phys 2011; 39:482-91. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3666777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Cranmer-Sargison G, Weston S, Evans JA, Sidhu NP, Thwaites DI. Implementing a newly proposed Monte Carlo based small field dosimetry formalism for a comprehensive set of diode detectors. Med Phys 2011; 38:6592-602. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3658572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Georg D, Knöös T, McClean B. Current status and future perspective of flattening filter free photon beams. Med Phys 2011; 38:1280-93. [PMID: 21520840 DOI: 10.1118/1.3554643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Flattening filters (FFs) have been considered as an integral part of the treatment head of a medical accelerator for more than 50 years. The reasons for the longstanding use are, however, historical ones. Advanced treatment techniques, such as stereotactic radiotherapy or intensity modulated radiotherapy have stimulated the interest in operating linear accelerators in a flattening filter free (FFF) mode. The current manuscript reviews treatment head physics of FFF beams, describes their characteristics and the resulting potential advantages in their medical use, and closes with an outlook. METHODS A number of dosimetric benefits have been determined for FFF beams, which range from increased dose rate and dose per pulse to favorable output ratio in-air variation with field size, reduced energy variation across the beam, and reduced leakage and out-of-field dose, respectively. Finally, the softer photon spectrum of unflattened beams has implications on imaging strategies and radiation protection. RESULTS The dosimetric characteristics of FFF beams have an effect on treatment delivery, patient comfort, dose calculation accuracy, beam matching, absorbed dose determination, treatment planning, machine specific quality assurance, imaging, and radiation protection. When considering conventional C-arm linacs in a FFF mode, more studies are needed to specify and quantify the clinical advantages, especially with respect to treatment plan quality and quality assurance. CONCLUSIONS New treatment units are already on the market that operate without a FF or can be operated in a dedicated clinical FFF mode. Due to the convincing arguments of removing the FF, it is expected that more vendors will offer dedicated treatment units for advanced photon beam therapy in the near future. Several aspects related to standardization, dosimetry, treatment planning, and optimization need to be addressed in more detail in order to facilitate the clinical implementation of unflattened beams.
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- Dietmar Georg
- Department of Radiotherapy, Division of Medical Radiation Physics, Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Kilby W, Dooley JR, Kuduvalli G, Sayeh S, Maurer CR. The CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System in 2010. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2010; 9:433-52. [DOI: 10.1177/153303461000900502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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This review provides a complete technical description of the CyberKnife® VSI™ System, the latest addition to the CyberKnife product family, which was released in September 2009. This review updates the previous technical reviews of the original system version published in the late 1990s. Technical developments over the last decade have impacted virtually every aspect of the CyberKnife System. These developments have increased the geometric accuracy of the system and have enhanced the dosimetric accuracy and quality of treatment, with advanced inverse treatment planning algorithms, rapid Monte Carlo dose calculation, and post-processing tools that allow trade-offs between treatment efficiency and dosimetric quality to be explored. This review provides a system overview with detailed descriptions of key subsystems. A detailed review of studies of geometric accuracy is also included, reporting a wide range of experiments involving phantom tests and patient data. Finally, the relationship between technical developments and the greatly increased range of clinical applications they have allowed is reviewed briefly.
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- W. Kilby
- Accuray Incorporated, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA
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- Accuray Incorporated, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA
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- Accuray Incorporated, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA
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- Accuray Incorporated, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA
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- Accuray Incorporated, 1310 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA
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