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Photon Beam Commissioning for Monte Carlo Dose Calculation

  • Cho, Byung-Chul;Park, Hee-Chul;Hoonsik Bae
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2002.09a
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    • pp.106-108
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    • 2002
  • Recent advances in radiation transport algorithms, computer hardware performance, and parallel computing make the clinical use of Monte Carlo based dose calculations possible. Monte Carlo treatment planning requires accurate beam information as input to generate accurate dose distributions. The procedures to obtain this accurate beam information are called "commissioning", which includes accelerator head modeling. In this study, we would like to investigate how much accurately Monte Carlo based dose calculations can predict the measured beam data in various conditions. The Siemens 6MV photon beam and the BEAM Monte Carlo code were used. The comparisons including the percentage depth doses and off-axis profiles of open fields and wedges, output factors will be presented.

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Beam Spoiler-dependent Total Body Irradiation Dose Assessment (전신방사선조사 시 선속 스포일러에 따른 선량 분포 및 영향 평가)

  • Lee, Dong-Yeon;Kim, Jung-Hoon
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.141-148
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    • 2018
  • This study examined the properties of photons and the dose distribution in a human body via a simulation where the total body irradiation(TBI) is performed on a pediatric anthropomorphic phantom and a child size water phantom. Based on this, we tried to find the optimal photon beam energy and material for beam spoiler. In this study, MCNPX (Ver. 2.5.0), a simulation program based on the Monte Carlo method, was used for the photon beam analysis and TBI simulation. Several different beam spoiler materials (plexiglass, copper, lead, aluminium) were used, and three different electron beam energies were used in the simulated accelerator to produce photon beams (6, 10, and 15 MeV). Moreover, both a water phantom for calculating the depth-dependent dosage and a pediatric anthropomorphic phantom for calculating the organ dosage were used. The homogeneity of photon beam was examined in different depths for the water phantom, which shows the 20%-40% difference for each material. Next, the org an doses on pediatric anthropomorphic phantom were examined, and the results showed that the average dose for each part of the body was skin 17.7 Gy, sexual gland 15.2 Gy, digestion 13.8 Gy, liver 11.8 Gy, kidney 9.2 Gy, lungs 6.2 Gy, and brain 4.6 Gy. Moreover, as for the organ doses according to materials, the highest dose was observed in lead while the lowest was observed in plexiglass. Plexiglass in current use is considered the most suitable material, and a 6 or 10 MV photon energy plan tailored to the patient condition is considered more suitable than a higher energy plan.

Calculation Formula for Effective Photon Energy in kV X-ray Beam of Mammography (유방촬영의 kV X-선 빔에서 유효광자에너지에 대한 계산식)

  • Young-On Park;Sang-Hun Lee;Jong-Eon Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.507-514
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    • 2023
  • The purpose of this study is to find a formula that can easily calculate the effective photon energy in the X-ray beam of mammography. The tube voltage measured for each set tube voltage was obtained using the X2 MAM Sensor. The mass attenuation coefficient for aluminum of the aluminum filter was obtained from the half value layer measurement from each measured tube voltage X-ray beam. The mass attenuation coefficient of aluminum obtained from each measured tube voltage X-ray beam was corresponded to the mass attenuation coefficient of aluminum for each photon energy obtained from NIST. The photon energy corresponding to the matching mass attenuation coefficient was determined as the effective photon energy. The formula for calculating the determined effective photon energy was obtained by polynomial matching of the effective photon energy for each tube voltage in the Origin pro 2019b statistical program as y = 28.98968-1.91738x + 0.07786x2-0.000946717x3. Here, x is the measuring tube voltage and y is the effective photon energy. The calculation formula of the effective photon energy of the mammography X-ray beam obtained in this study is considered to be very useful in obtaining the interaction coefficient between the X-ray beam and a certain substance in clinical practice.

Radiation Therapy against Pediatric Malignant Central Nervous System Tumors : Embryonal Tumors and Proton Beam Therapy

  • Lim, Do Hoon
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.61 no.3
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    • pp.386-392
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    • 2018
  • Radiation therapy is highly effective for the management of pediatric malignant central nervous system (CNS) tumors including embryonal tumors. With the increment of long-term survivors from malignant CNS tumors, the radiation-related toxicities have become a major concern and we need to improve the treatment strategies to reduce the late complications without compromising the treatment outcomes. One of such strategies is to reduce the radiation dose to craniospinal axis or radiation volume and to avoid or defer radiation therapy until after the age of three. Another strategy is using particle beam therapy such as proton beams instead of photon beams. Proton beams have distinct physiologic advantages over photon beams and greater precision in radiation delivery to the tumor while preserving the surrounding healthy tissues. In this review, I provide the treatment principles of pediatric CNS embryonal tumors and the strategic improvements of radiation therapy to reduce treatment-related late toxicities, and finally introduce the increasing availability of proton beam therapy for pediatric CNS embryonal tumors compared with photon beam therapy.

Dosimetric Characteristics of 6 MV Modified Beams by Physical Wedges of a Siemens Linear Accelerator

  • Zabihzadeh, Mansour;Birgani, Mohammad Javad Tahmasebi;Hoseini-Ghahfarokhi, Mojtaba;Arvandi, Sholeh;Hoseini, Seyed Mohammad;Fadaei, Mahbube
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.1685-1689
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    • 2016
  • Physical wedges still can be used as missing tissue compensators or filters to alter the shape of isodose curves in a target volume to reach an optimal radiotherapy plan without creating a hotspot. The aim of this study was to investigate the dosimetric properties of physical wedges filters such as off-axis photon fluence, photon spectrum, output factor and half value layer. The photon beam quality of a 6 MV Primus Siemens modified by 150 and 450 physical wedges was studied with BEAMnrc Monte Carlo (MC) code. The calculated present depth dose and dose profile curves for open and wedged photon beam were in good agreement with the measurements. Increase of wedge angle increased the beam hardening and this effect was more pronounced at the heal region. Using such an accurate MC model to determine of wedge factors and implementation of it as a calculation algorithm in the future treatment planning systems is recommended.

Fabrication and Characterization of Two-dimensional Fiber-optic Radiation Sensor for High Energy Photon Beam Therapy Dosimetry (고 에너지 광자선 계측용 2차원 광섬유 방사선 센서의 제작 및 특성분석)

  • Jang, Kyoung-Won;Cho, Dong-Hyun;Shin, Sang-Hun;Kim, Hyung-Shik;Yi, Jeong-Han;Lee, Bong-Soo;Kim, Sin;Cho, Hyo-Sung
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.241-245
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    • 2007
  • In this study, a two-dimensional fiber-optic radiation sensor has been developed using water-equivalent organic scintillators for photon beam therapy dosimetry. Two-dimensional photon beam distributions and percent depth doses(PDD) are measured according to the energies and field sizes of the photon beam. This sensor has many advantages such as high resolution, real-time measurement and ease of calibration over conventional radiation measurement devices.

Comparison and Analysis of Photon Beam Data for Hospitals in Korea and Data for Quality Assurance of Treatment Planning System (국내 의료기관들의 광자 빔 데이터의 비교 분석 및 치료계획 시스템 정도관리자료)

  • Lee, Re-Na;Cho, Byung-Chul;Kang, Sei-Kwon
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.179-186
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    • 2006
  • Purpose: Photon beam data of linear accelerators in Korea are collected, analyzed, and a simple method for checking and verifying the dose calculations in a TPS are suggested. Materials and Methods: Photon beam data such as output calibration condition, output factor, wedge factor, percent depth dose, beam profile, and beam quality were collected from 26 institutions in Korea. In order to verify the accuracy of dose calculation, ten sample planning tests were peformed. These Include square, elongated, and blocked fields, wedge fields, off-axis dose calculation, SSD variation. The planned data were compared to that of manual calculations. Results: The average and standard deviation of photon beam quality for 6, 10, and 15 MV were $0.576{\pm}0.005,\;0.632{\pm}0.004,\;and\;0.647{\pm}0.006$, respectively. The output factors of 6 MV photon beam measured at depth of dose maximum for $5{\times}5cm,\;15{\times}15cm,\;20{\times}20cm\;were\;0.944{\pm}0.006,\;1.031{\pm}0.006,\;and\;1.055{\pm}0.007$. For 10 MV photon beam, the values were $0.935{\pm}0.006,\;1.031{\pm}0.007,\;1.054{\pm}0.0005$. The collected data were not enough to calculate average, the output factors for 15MV photon beam with field size of $5{\times}5cm,\;15{\times}15cm,\;20{\times}20cm\;were\;0.941{\pm}0.008,\;1.032{\pm}0.004,\;1.049{\pm}0.014$. There was seven institutions $e{\times}ceeding$ tolerance when monitor unit values calculated from treatment planning system and manually were compared. The measured average MU values for the machines calibrated at SAD setup were 3 MU and 5 MU higher than the machines calibrated at SSD for 6 MV and 10 MV, respectively except the wedge case. When the wedges were inserted, the MU values to deliver 100 cGy to 5 cm depends on manufactures. When the same wedge angle was used, Siemens machine requires more MUs then Varian machine. Conclusion: In this study, photon beam data are collected and analyzed to provide a baseline value for chocking beam data and the accuracy of dose calculation for a treatment planning system.

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The Theoretical Study of Absorbed Dose Distributions in Water Phantom Irradiated by High Energy Photon Beam (물팬톰에 조사된 고에너지 광자선의 선량 분포 특성에 관한 이론적 고찰)

  • 최동락;이명자
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.75-84
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    • 1990
  • We have claculated the absorbed dose distributions in water phantom irradiated by high energy photon beam. PDD (Percent Depth Dose) and Beam Profile can be represented by functions of depths and distances by using one dimensional model model based on transport theory. The parameters on scattering and absorption are evaluated by using non-linear regression process method. The values neeessary for calculation are obtained by simple experiment. The calculated values are in good agreement with the measured values.

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Dose Calculation of Photon Beam with Wedge Filter for Radiation Therapy Planning System

  • Cheong, Kwang-Ho;Suh, Tae-Suk;Lee, Hyoung-Koo;Choe, Bo-Young
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2003.09a
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    • pp.41-41
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    • 2003
  • Purpose: Even if the wedge filter is widely used for the radiation therapy to modify the photon beam intensity, the wedged photon beam dose calculation is not so easy. Radiation therapy planning systems (RTPS) have been used the empirical or semi-analytical methods such as attenuation method using wedge filter parameters or wedge filter factor obtained from measurement. However, these methods can cause serious error in penumbra region as well as in edge region. In this study, we propose the dose calculation algorithm for wedged field to minimize the error especially in the outer beam region. Materials and Method: Modified intensity by wedge filter was calculated using tissue-maximum ratio (TMR) and scatter-maximum ratio (SMR) of wedged field. Profiles of wedged and non-wedged direction was also used. The result of new dose calculation was compared with measurement and the result from attenuation method. Results: Proposed algorithm showed the good agreement with measurement in the high dose-gradient region as well as in the inner beam region. The error was decreased comparing to attenuation method. Conclusion: Although necessary beam data for the RTPS commissioning was increased, new algorithm would guarantee the improved dose calculation accuracy for wedged field. In future, this algorithm could be adopted in RTPS.

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Fabrication of Precise Patterns using a Laser Beam Expanding Technique in Nano-Replication Printing (nRP) Process (레이저 빔 단면확대를 이용한 나노 복화(複畵)공정의 패턴 정밀도 향상에 관한 연구)

  • Park Sang Hu;Lim Tae Woo;Yang Dong-Yol;Yi Shin Wook;Kong Hong Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.175-182
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    • 2005
  • A laser beam expanding technique is employed to fabricate precise nano-patterns in a nano-replication printing (nRP) process. In the nRP process, some patterns can be fabricated in the range of several microns inside on a polymerizable resin by using a volume-pixel (voxel) matrix that is transformed from a two-tone bitmap figure file. The liquid monomers are polymerized by means of a two-photon-absorption (TPA) phenomenon that is induced by a femtosecond (fs)-pulse laser. The yokels are generated consecutively to merge into adjoining yokels in the process of fabricating a pattern. The resolution of a fabricated pattern can be obtained under the diffraction limit of a laser beam by the two-photon absorbed polymerization (TPP). In this work, a beam-expanding technique has been applied to enlarge a working area and to fabricate precise patterns. Through this work, a working area is expanded by the technique as much as 2.5 times compared with a case of without a beam expanding technique, and precision of outside patterns is improved.