This study aimed to determine variations in tomotherapy beam outputs at multiple institutions. Measurements were obtained at 22 radiotherapy institutions. The first parameter was the absolute dose to water (Dfmsrw, Qm...This study aimed to determine variations in tomotherapy beam outputs at multiple institutions. Measurements were obtained at 22 radiotherapy institutions. The first parameter was the absolute dose to water (Dfmsrw, Qmsr) in the machine-specific reference field (fmsr), which indicated a static field in the tomotherapy reference conditions defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) study group. The second measured parameter was the difference between the measured and the planed doses in the intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) verification plans, which were created using a solid phantom by the vendor during tomotherapy apparatus installation to adjust the beam output. The IMRT verification plan error at each institution was defined as the systematic error of the beam output;Dfmsrw, Qmsr was subsequently modified. The Dfmsrw, Qmsr values of four institutions with a modified energy fluence per ideal open time (EFIOT) were lower than the values at other institutions. The mean value of all institutions except those four was 0.994 ± 0.013 Gy (range: 0.974 Gy, 1.017 Gy). When the Dfmsrw, Qmsr value was corrected by the IMRT verification error, this variation decreased. In addition, the mean IMRT verification errors in the TomoDirectTM and TomoHelicalTM modes with the TomoEDGETM mode were 1.2% ± 0.8% (range: -0.6%, 1.8%) and 0.2% ± 0.5% (range: -0.6%, 0.9%), respectively (p展开更多
当前,无线电引信面临严峻的信息型干扰环境,为保证无线电引信在战场上稳定发挥毁伤效能,抗信息型干扰相关技术成为无线电引信抗干扰领域的研究热点。根据引信干扰机先截获后转发干扰的工作流程,着眼于无线电引信的低截获波束设计,并结...当前,无线电引信面临严峻的信息型干扰环境,为保证无线电引信在战场上稳定发挥毁伤效能,抗信息型干扰相关技术成为无线电引信抗干扰领域的研究热点。根据引信干扰机先截获后转发干扰的工作流程,着眼于无线电引信的低截获波束设计,并结合频控阵(Frequency Diverse Array,FDA)-多输入多输出(Multiple-Input Multiple-Output,MIMO)技术独特的S形弯曲阵列方向图,探索基于FDA-MIMO的无线电引信低截获点状波束设计方法。在分析FDA-MIMO的波束函数后,聚焦于阵元频偏设置对波束合成的影响这一关键点。通过将波峰点与功率下降点设置在较近距离范围Δr内,实现在波峰点附近以Δr为半径的较小邻域内波束幅值较大,而在其他范围波束幅值快速下降的目标,进而运用波束函数解算出各阵元频偏,得到以阵元频偏设置公式为核心的低截获点状波束设计方法。仿真结果表明:在低截获点状波束设计方法的指导下,FDA-MIMO波束在距离维半功率波束宽度为1 m和角度维半功率波束宽度为9°,波束汇聚性能和低截获性能明显好于其他经典频偏设置方法;该设计方法为基于FDA-MIMO的无线电引信低截获波束设计提供了理论支撑,可以提高无线电引信的低截获性能,更好的发挥战场毁伤效能。展开更多
文摘This study aimed to determine variations in tomotherapy beam outputs at multiple institutions. Measurements were obtained at 22 radiotherapy institutions. The first parameter was the absolute dose to water (Dfmsrw, Qmsr) in the machine-specific reference field (fmsr), which indicated a static field in the tomotherapy reference conditions defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) study group. The second measured parameter was the difference between the measured and the planed doses in the intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) verification plans, which were created using a solid phantom by the vendor during tomotherapy apparatus installation to adjust the beam output. The IMRT verification plan error at each institution was defined as the systematic error of the beam output;Dfmsrw, Qmsr was subsequently modified. The Dfmsrw, Qmsr values of four institutions with a modified energy fluence per ideal open time (EFIOT) were lower than the values at other institutions. The mean value of all institutions except those four was 0.994 ± 0.013 Gy (range: 0.974 Gy, 1.017 Gy). When the Dfmsrw, Qmsr value was corrected by the IMRT verification error, this variation decreased. In addition, the mean IMRT verification errors in the TomoDirectTM and TomoHelicalTM modes with the TomoEDGETM mode were 1.2% ± 0.8% (range: -0.6%, 1.8%) and 0.2% ± 0.5% (range: -0.6%, 0.9%), respectively (p
文摘当前,无线电引信面临严峻的信息型干扰环境,为保证无线电引信在战场上稳定发挥毁伤效能,抗信息型干扰相关技术成为无线电引信抗干扰领域的研究热点。根据引信干扰机先截获后转发干扰的工作流程,着眼于无线电引信的低截获波束设计,并结合频控阵(Frequency Diverse Array,FDA)-多输入多输出(Multiple-Input Multiple-Output,MIMO)技术独特的S形弯曲阵列方向图,探索基于FDA-MIMO的无线电引信低截获点状波束设计方法。在分析FDA-MIMO的波束函数后,聚焦于阵元频偏设置对波束合成的影响这一关键点。通过将波峰点与功率下降点设置在较近距离范围Δr内,实现在波峰点附近以Δr为半径的较小邻域内波束幅值较大,而在其他范围波束幅值快速下降的目标,进而运用波束函数解算出各阵元频偏,得到以阵元频偏设置公式为核心的低截获点状波束设计方法。仿真结果表明:在低截获点状波束设计方法的指导下,FDA-MIMO波束在距离维半功率波束宽度为1 m和角度维半功率波束宽度为9°,波束汇聚性能和低截获性能明显好于其他经典频偏设置方法;该设计方法为基于FDA-MIMO的无线电引信低截获波束设计提供了理论支撑,可以提高无线电引信的低截获性能,更好的发挥战场毁伤效能。
