Dosimetric characterization of a novel UHDR megavoltage X-ray source for FLASH radiobiological experiments

Autor: Nolan Esplen, Luca Egoriti, Thomas Planche, Stephanie Rädel, Hui-Wen Koay, Brandon Humphries, Xi Ren, Nancy Ford, Cornelia Hoehr, Alexander Gottberg, Magdalena Bazalova-Carter
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50412-w
Popis: Abstract A first irradiation platform capable of delivering 10 MV X-ray beams at ultra-high dose rates (UHDR) has been developed and characterized for FLASH radiobiological research at TRIUMF. Delivery of both UHDR (FLASH mode) and low dose-rate conventional (CONV mode) irradiations was demonstrated using a common source and experimental setup. Dose rates were calculated using film dosimetry and a non-intercepting beam monitoring device; mean values for a 100 μA pulse (peak) current were nominally 82.6 and 4.40 × 10−2 Gy/s for UHDR and CONV modes, respectively. The field size for which > 40 Gy/s could be achieved exceeded 1 cm down to a depth of 4.1 cm, suitable for total lung irradiations in mouse models. The calculated delivery metrics were used to inform subsequent pre-clinical treatments. Four groups of 6 healthy male C57Bl/6J mice were treated using thoracic irradiations to target doses of either 15 or 30 Gy using both FLASH and CONV modes. Administration of UHDR X-ray irradiation to healthy mouse models was demonstrated for the first time at the clinically-relevant beam energy of 10 MV.
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