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J Appl Clin Med Phys ; 21(12): 334-339, 2020 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33184970

RESUMO

Using a plane-parallel advanced Markus ionization chamber and a stack of water-equivalent solid phantom blocks, percentage surface and build-up doses of Elekta 6 MV flattening filter (FF) and flattening-filter-free (FFF) beams were measured as a function of the phantom depth for field sizes ranging from 2 × 2 to 10 × 10 cm2 . It was found that the dose difference between the FF and the FFF beams was relatively small. The maximum dose difference between the FF and the FFF beams was 4.4% at a depth of 1 mm for a field size of 2 × 2 cm2 . The dose difference was gradually decreased while the field size was increased up to 10 × 10 cm2 . The measured data were also compared to published Varian FF and FFF data, suggesting that the percentage surface and build-up doses as well as the percentage dose difference between FF and FFF beams by our Elekta linac were smaller than those by the Varian linac.


Assuntos
Fótons , Água , Humanos , Aceleradores de Partículas , Imagens de Fantasmas , Dosagem Radioterapêutica
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Biomed Res Int ; 2014: 960928, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24977167

RESUMO

Time-averaged intreatment prostate localization errors were calculated, for the first time, by three-dimensional prostate image cross-correlation between planning CT and intrafraction kilovoltage cone-beam CT (CBCT) during volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). The intrafraction CBCT volume was reconstructed by an inhouse software after acquiring cine-mode projection images during VMAT delivery. Subsequently, the margin between a clinical target volume and a planning target volume (PTV) was obtained by applying the van Herk and variant formulas using the calculated localization errors. The resulting PTV margins were approximately 2 mm in lateral direction and 4 mm in craniocaudal and anteroposterior directions, which are consistent with the margin prescription employed in our facility.


Assuntos
Tomografia Computadorizada de Feixe Cônico/métodos , Neoplasias da Próstata/patologia , Neoplasias da Próstata/radioterapia , Planejamento da Radioterapia Assistida por Computador/métodos , Radioterapia Guiada por Imagem/métodos , Radioterapia de Intensidade Modulada/métodos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Fracionamento da Dose de Radiação , Humanos , Imageamento Tridimensional/métodos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias da Próstata/diagnóstico por imagem , Radiometria/métodos , Dosagem Radioterapêutica , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Estatística como Assunto , Carga Tumoral
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Artigo em Japonês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22382622

RESUMO

Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a rotational intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) technique capable of acquiring projection images for cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Respiratory-correlated cone-beam computed tomography, namely 4D-CBCT, serves to assess the displacement of a tumor position between planning and treatment due to organ motion and respiration, and is important for more accurate radiation therapy. On the other hand, recently, a 320-detector row CT scanner, namely 4D-CT, has become available that allows axial volumetric scanning of a 16-cm-long range in a patient without table movement. The goal of our research is to establish a new method of verification during treatment in stereotactic body radiotherapy. In this study, we compare the movement of the tumor between "before treatment" using 4D-CT and "in treatment" using 4D-CBCT. Three patients (55-68 years of age) with lung tumors underwent CT scans for radiotherapy planning using 4D-CT scans to analyze the movement of the tumor before treatment. The patients were treated by VMAT while acquiring projection images. 4D-CBCT datasets were reconstructed from the projection images using in-house programs. The tumor positions in 4D-CT and 4D-CBCT were detected and the movement of the tumor between "before treatment" and "in treatment" was similar. The movement of the tumors during treatment was predictable from 4D-CT before treatment. Furthermore, 4D-CBCT clarified the tumor position during treatment and could reevaluate the actual tumor position and dose distribution. We have successfully shown the movement of the tumor between "before treatment" using 4D-CT and "in treatment" using 4D-CBCT.


Assuntos
Tomografia Computadorizada de Feixe Cônico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Radiocirurgia/métodos , Radioterapia de Intensidade Modulada/métodos , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Movimento (Física) , Respiração
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Artigo em Japonês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21471676

RESUMO

Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) has rapidly evolved and is increasingly used for treatment simulation of thoracic and abdominal radiotherapy. A 320-detector row CT scanner has recently become available that allows axial volumetric scanning of a 16-cm-long range in a patient without table movement. Current radiotherapy techniques require a generous margin around the presumed gross tumor volume (GTV) to account for uncertainties such as tumor motion and set up error. Motion analysis is useful to evaluate the internal margin of a moving target due to respiration and to improve therapeutic precision. The purpose of this study is to propose a method using phase-only correlation to automatically detect the target and to assess the motion of the target in numerical phantoms and patients. Free-breathing scans using 320-detector row CT were acquired for 4 patients with lung tumor(s). The proposed method was feasible for motion analysis of all numerical phantoms and patients. The results reproduced the facts that the motion of tumors in the patients varied in orbits during the respiratory cycle and exhibited hysteresis. The maximum distance between peak exhalation and inhalation increased as the tumors approached the diaphragm. The proposed method detected the three-dimensional position of the targets automatically and analyzed the trajectories. The tumor motion due to respiration differed by region and was greatest for the lower lobe.


Assuntos
Neoplasias Pulmonares/radioterapia , Radiocirurgia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Movimento (Física) , Imagens de Fantasmas , Respiração , Software
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IEEE Trans Biomed Eng ; 54(5): 943-6, 2007 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17518293

RESUMO

A compensator made of a tungsten-based rod matrix has been proposed for small-field intensity modulated radiation therapy. The compensator was attached to a 6 MV linac gantry head. The proposed compensator could modulate the X-ray intensity with a step of 10% and a minimum transmission of 2.5%.


Assuntos
Materiais de Construção , Imagens de Fantasmas , Radioterapia Conformacional/instrumentação , Desenho de Equipamento , Dosimetria Fotográfica , Aceleradores de Partículas , Dosagem Radioterapêutica , Radioterapia Conformacional/métodos , Tungstênio/química , Raios X
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Radiat Prot Dosimetry ; 123(2): 254-6, 2007.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16968713

RESUMO

A radiophotoluminescence dosimetry has been proposed using a spherical silver-activated phosphate glass with a diameter of 1.5 mm. A 6 MV photon dose of 2 Sv (2 Gy) was delivered to 14 spherical glass samples placed between two solid water phantoms at a depth of 10 cm. The samples were positioned within a 20 x 20 mm(2) centred at beam axis to ensure uniform dose absorption. A normalised output from a read-out system was obtained by simultaneously measuring luminescence from a non-irradiated reference and that from an irradiated reference to eliminate background contamination and time-varying fluctuation of the readout system, leading to a normalised standard deviation of 1.8%. A dose up to 3.5 Sv (3.5 Gy) was delivered to three spherical glass samples positioned between two solid water phantoms at a depth of 10 cm. The normalised output increased linearly with the applied dose.


Assuntos
Medições Luminescentes , Imagens de Fantasmas , Doses de Radiação , Monitoramento de Radiação , Dosimetria Termoluminescente , Estimulação Luminosa , Prata/efeitos da radiação
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