Neutron Radiation Dose Measurements in a Scanning Proton Therapy Room: Can Parents Remain Near Their Children During Treatment?

Autor:	Mares V; Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Neuherberg, Germany., Farah J; Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PSE-Santé, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France., De Saint-Hubert M; Belgian Nuclear Research Center, (SCK CEN), Institute for Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Mol, Belgium., Domański S; National Centre for Nuclear Research, Radiological Metrology and Biomedical Physics Division, Otwock-Świerk, Poland., Domingo C; Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain., Dommert M; Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Neuherberg, Germany., Kłodowska M; Cambridge University Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Medical Physics, Cambridge, United Kingdom., Krzempek K; Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, (IFJ PAN), Krakow, Poland., Kuć M; National Centre for Nuclear Research, Radiological Metrology and Biomedical Physics Division, Otwock-Świerk, Poland., Martínez-Rovira I; Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain., Michaś E; National Centre for Nuclear Research, Radiological Metrology and Biomedical Physics Division, Otwock-Świerk, Poland., Mojżeszek N; Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, (IFJ PAN), Krakow, Poland., Murawski Ł; National Centre for Nuclear Research, Radiological Metrology and Biomedical Physics Division, Otwock-Świerk, Poland., Ploc O; Department of Radiation Dosimetry, Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Prague, Czechia., Romero-Expósito M; The Skandion Clinic, Uppsala, Sweden., Tisi M; Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Neuherberg, Germany., Trompier F; Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PSE-Santé, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France., Van Hoey O; Belgian Nuclear Research Center, (SCK CEN), Institute for Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Mol, Belgium., Van Ryckeghem L; Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PSE-Santé, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France., Wielunski M; Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Neuherberg, Germany., Harrison RM; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom., Stolarczyk L; Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, (IFJ PAN), Krakow, Poland.; Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital (AUH), Aarhus, Denmark., Olko P; Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, (IFJ PAN), Krakow, Poland.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in oncology [Front Oncol] 2022 Jul 14; Vol. 12, pp. 903706. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 14 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.3389/fonc.2022.903706
Abstrakt:	Purpose: This study aims to characterize the neutron radiation field inside a scanning proton therapy treatment room including the impact of different pediatric patient sizes. Materials and Methods: Working Group 9 of the European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS) has performed a comprehensive measurement campaign to measure neutron ambient dose equivalent, H *(10), at eight different positions around 1-, 5-, and 10-year-old pediatric anthropomorphic phantoms irradiated with a simulated brain tumor treatment. Several active detector systems were used. Results: The neutron dose mapping within the gantry room showed that H *(10) values significantly decreased with distance and angular deviation with respect to the beam axis. A maximum value of about 19.5 µSv/Gy was measured along the beam axis at 1 m from the isocenter for a 10-year-old pediatric phantom at 270° gantry angle. A minimum value of 0.1 µSv/Gy was measured at a distance of 2.25 m perpendicular to the beam axis for a 1-year-old pediatric phantom at 140° gantry angle.The H* (10) dependence on the size of the pediatric patient was observed. At 270° gantry position, the measured neutron H *(10) values for the 10-year-old pediatric phantom were up to 20% higher than those measured for the 5-year-old and up to 410% higher than for the 1-year-old phantom, respectively. Conclusions: Using active neutron detectors, secondary neutron mapping was performed to characterize the neutron field generated during proton therapy of pediatric patients. It is shown that the neutron ambient dose equivalent H *(10) significantly decreases with distance and angle with respect to the beam axis. It is reported that the total neutron exposure of a person staying at a position perpendicular to the beam axis at a distance greater than 2 m from the isocenter remains well below the dose limit of 1 mSv per year for the general public (recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection) during the entire treatment course with a target dose of up to 60 Gy. This comprehensive analysis is key for general neutron shielding issues, for example, the safe operation of anesthetic equipment. However, it also enables the evaluation of whether it is safe for parents to remain near their children during treatment to bring them comfort. Currently, radiation protection protocols prohibit the occupancy of the treatment room during beam delivery. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2022 Mares, Farah, De Saint-Hubert, Domański, Domingo, Dommert, Kłodowska, Krzempek, Kuć, Martínez-Rovira, Michaś, Mojżeszek, Murawski, Ploc, Romero-Expósito, Tisi, Trompier, Van Hoey, Van Ryckeghem, Wielunski, Harrison, Stolarczyk and Olko.)
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