کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5498356 1399980 2016 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Heterogeneity and scatter effects on Ir-192 brachytherapy dose distribution
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه فیزیک و نجوم تشعشع
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Heterogeneity and scatter effects on Ir-192 brachytherapy dose distribution
چکیده انگلیسی
We studied the effects of the presence of an air cavity and scatter due to patient size on dose distribution near an Iriduim-192 brachytherapy source (Ir-192). The source was modeled using Monte Carlo (MC) code MCNP5. The Radial dose, gL(r), and the anisotropy function, F(r,θ) specified by the AAPM TG-43 have been determined and compared with the consensus data (AAPM report No. 229). We compared our MC results to the measured dose distribution using an EBT3 Gafchromic® film measurement. The dose was determined in the presence of an air cavity of 3, 5, and 7 mm diameters located at 2 mm distance from Ir-192. The dose was also determined for Ir-192 centered in 30 × 30 × 30 cm3 and 80 × 80 × 80 cm3 water phantoms. The MC results of gL(r) and F(r,θ) agreed with the consensus data to within 2% and 3%, respectively. The MC and the measured dose distributions agreed well with a maximum difference of 8.2% at the periphery of the film. The dose at 10 cm from the Ir-192 source with a full scattering medium (80 × 80 × 80 cm3) was 7% higher compared to the dose in (30 × 30 × 30 cm3) water phantom. The dose to water in the presence of a 3, 5, and 7 mm diameter air cavity increased by an average of 3%, 6%, and 9%, respectively, compared to the dose with no air cavity. Ignoring scatter effects and the heterogeneity correction in the presence of an air cavity can lead to significant errors in dose delivered to patients.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Physica Medica - Volume 32, Issue 10, October 2016, Pages 1210-1215
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