Benefits of online in vivo dosimetry for single-fraction total body irradiation
| Autor: | Rachel E. Trimble, David J. Eaton, Maria J. Vilarino-Varela, Christopher H. Collis, Alison J. Warry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Supine position
Dosimeter Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Radiotherapy Planning Computer-Assisted Total body irradiation Online Systems Single fraction Patient Positioning Radiation Protection Oncology In vivo Neoplasms Medicine Dosimetry Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Dose Fractionation Radiation business Nuclear medicine In vivo dosimetry Radiometry Bolus (radiation therapy) Whole-Body Irradiation |
| Zdroj: | Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists. 39(4) |
| ISSN: | 1873-4022 |
| Popis: | Use of a patient test dose before single-fraction total body irradiation (TBI) allows review of in vivo dosimetry and modification of the main treatment setup. However, use of computed tomography (CT) planning and online in vivo dosimetry may reduce the need for this additional step. Patients were treated using a supine CT-planned extended source-to-surface distance (SSD) technique with lead compensators and bolus. In vivo dosimetry was performed using thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) and diodes at 10 representative anatomical locations, for both a 0.1-Gy test dose and the treatment dose. In total, 28 patients were treated between April 2007 and July 2013, with changes made in 10 cases (36%) following test dose results. Overall, 98.1% of measured in vivo treatment doses were within 10% of the prescribed dose, compared with 97.0% of test dose readings. Changes made following the test dose could have been applied during the single-fraction treatment itself, assuming that the dose was delivered in subportions and online in vivo dosimetry was available for all clinically important anatomical sites. This alleviates the need for a test dose, saving considerable time and resources. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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