A publicly available dataset of out-of-field dose profiles of a 6 MV linear accelerator.

Autor: Peet SC; Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, 4029, QLD, Australia. samuel.peet.physics@gmail.com.; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, QLD, Australia. samuel.peet.physics@gmail.com., Cassim N; Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, 4029, QLD, Australia., Kairn T; Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, 4029, QLD, Australia.; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, QLD, Australia.; University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, QLD, Australia., Trapp JV; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, QLD, Australia., Crowe SB; Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, 4029, QLD, Australia.; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, QLD, Australia.; University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, QLD, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Physical and engineering sciences in medicine [Phys Eng Sci Med] 2022 Jun; Vol. 45 (2), pp. 613-621. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 12.
DOI: 10.1007/s13246-022-01131-5
Abstrakt: An increase in radiotherapy-induced secondary malignancies has led to recent developments in analytical modelling of out-of-field dose. These models must be validated against measurements, but currently available datasets are outdated or limited in scope. This study aimed to address these shortcomings by producing a large dataset of out-of-field dose profiles measured with modern equipment. A novel method was developed with the intention of allowing physicists in all clinics to perform these measurements themselves using commonly available dosimetry equipment. A standard 3D scanning water tank was used to collect 36 extended profiles. Each profile was measured in two sections, with the inner section measured with the beam directly incident on the tank, and the outer section with the beam incident on a water-equivalent phantom abutted next to the tank. The two sections were then stitched using a novel feature-matching approach. The profiles were compared against linac commissioning data and manually inspected for discontinuities in the overlap region. The dataset is presented as a publicly accessible comma separated variable file containing off-axis ratios at a range of off-axis distances. This dataset may be applied to the development and validation of analytical models of out-of-field dose. Additionally, it may be used to inform dose estimates to radiosensitive implants and anatomy. Physicists are encouraged to perform these out-of-field measurements in their own clinics and share their results with the community.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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