Small radiation fields are abundantly used in modern radiotherapy techniques like in IMRT and SRS. In order to commission these techniques, dosimetric data for small fields is required. The purpose of this study is to...Small radiation fields are abundantly used in modern radiotherapy techniques like in IMRT and SRS. In order to commission these techniques, dosimetric data for small fields is required. The purpose of this study is to compare dosimetric measurements with two different ion chambers cc13, and cc01 for smaller fields. Dosimetric measurements are beam profile, output factor, pdds, and collimator factor. Dosimetric data is acquired in water phantom for two different photon beam energies 6 MV and 15 MV with zero gantry angle. In beam profiles cc13 chamber, measure wider penumbra as compare to cc01. And this wider measurement of penumbra occurs for smaller as well as for larger field sizes. Accumulated relative error in the measurement of penumbra for number of field sizes and 6 MV at dmax, and at 10 cm depth are 34.32% and 27.72% respectively. Accumulated relative error in the measurement of penumbra for number of field sizes and 15 MV at dmax, and at 10 cm depth are 28.49% and 23.92%. In case of output factor for smaller fields cc13 underestimates the output factor relative to cc01, with non-linear increase for smaller fields. But for larger fields, this increase in output factor is almost linear difference of two chambers is decreased. For very smaller fields × 2 cm, relative error in output factor of cc13 and cc01 is greater than 5% and rapidly increases with decreasing field size. But for lager fields, this relative error is negligible. In measurement of pdds after the buildup region difference occurs in the response of two chambers cc13 and cc01 for smaller fields. For field sizes ≤2 cm × 2 cm average cc13-cc01 at various depths 30 cm, 40 cm, 50 cm, 60 cm, 70 cm, and 80 cm is almost greater than 0.5 cm. And similarly as output factor, this difference (cc13-cc01) increases with field size decreasing.展开更多
A formula describing the percentage depth dose curve for <sup>60</sup>Co γ beams is theoretically developed. The formula only needs a few data determined by measuring directly in water phantom and can be ...A formula describing the percentage depth dose curve for <sup>60</sup>Co γ beams is theoretically developed. The formula only needs a few data determined by measuring directly in water phantom and can be used to calculate the whole set of percentage depth dose （PDD） and tissuse air ratios （TAR） for the wide range of SSD （from 20cm to 100cm）, field size （from 4cm×4cm to 20cm×20cm） and depth （from d<sub>m</sub> to 30cm）. The data calculated by the formula fits very well to the data currently used in clinics with the maximum error less than 1% and probable error of about 0.1%-0.3%. Using this formula can overcome the time-exhausting work in measurement of PDD and TAR.展开更多
The purpose of this article is to explore the cause of the over-response phenomenon of fiber x-ray sensor.The sensor is based on a length of PMMA fiber,whose end is filled with the scintillation material Gd_(2)O_(2)S:...The purpose of this article is to explore the cause of the over-response phenomenon of fiber x-ray sensor.The sensor is based on a length of PMMA fiber,whose end is filled with the scintillation material Gd_(2)O_(2)S:Tb.The Monte Carlo simulation software GEANT4 uses the phase space file provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA),by irradiating the fiber x-ray sensor in the water phantom,counting the fluorescence signal of the optical fiber x-ray sensor after propagation through the fiber.In addition,the number of Cerenkov photons propagating through the fiber is also counted.Comparing this article with previous research,we believe that one of the reasons for the over-response of the fiber x-ray sensor is the non-linear response of the deposition energy of the scintillator to the fluorescence.By establishing a region of interest and counting the x-rays in this region,the simulation results show that the counted number of x-rays that may affect the fiber x-ray sensor is the biggest in the area of interest at a water depth of 5 cm.This result is close to the maximum dose point of the experimental and simulated percentage depth dose(PDD) curve of fiber x-ray sensor.Therefore,the second reason of the over-response phenomenon is believed to be fact that the inorganic materials such as Gd_(2)O_(2)S:Tb have larger effective atomic numbers,so the fiber x-ray sensors will cause more collisions with x-ray in a low energy region of 0.1 MeV-1.5 MeV.展开更多
文摘Small radiation fields are abundantly used in modern radiotherapy techniques like in IMRT and SRS. In order to commission these techniques, dosimetric data for small fields is required. The purpose of this study is to compare dosimetric measurements with two different ion chambers cc13, and cc01 for smaller fields. Dosimetric measurements are beam profile, output factor, pdds, and collimator factor. Dosimetric data is acquired in water phantom for two different photon beam energies 6 MV and 15 MV with zero gantry angle. In beam profiles cc13 chamber, measure wider penumbra as compare to cc01. And this wider measurement of penumbra occurs for smaller as well as for larger field sizes. Accumulated relative error in the measurement of penumbra for number of field sizes and 6 MV at dmax, and at 10 cm depth are 34.32% and 27.72% respectively. Accumulated relative error in the measurement of penumbra for number of field sizes and 15 MV at dmax, and at 10 cm depth are 28.49% and 23.92%. In case of output factor for smaller fields cc13 underestimates the output factor relative to cc01, with non-linear increase for smaller fields. But for larger fields, this increase in output factor is almost linear difference of two chambers is decreased. For very smaller fields × 2 cm, relative error in output factor of cc13 and cc01 is greater than 5% and rapidly increases with decreasing field size. But for lager fields, this relative error is negligible. In measurement of pdds after the buildup region difference occurs in the response of two chambers cc13 and cc01 for smaller fields. For field sizes ≤2 cm × 2 cm average cc13-cc01 at various depths 30 cm, 40 cm, 50 cm, 60 cm, 70 cm, and 80 cm is almost greater than 0.5 cm. And similarly as output factor, this difference (cc13-cc01) increases with field size decreasing.
文摘A formula describing the percentage depth dose curve for <sup>60</sup>Co γ beams is theoretically developed. The formula only needs a few data determined by measuring directly in water phantom and can be used to calculate the whole set of percentage depth dose （PDD） and tissuse air ratios （TAR） for the wide range of SSD （from 20cm to 100cm）, field size （from 4cm×4cm to 20cm×20cm） and depth （from d<sub>m</sub> to 30cm）. The data calculated by the formula fits very well to the data currently used in clinics with the maximum error less than 1% and probable error of about 0.1%-0.3%. Using this formula can overcome the time-exhausting work in measurement of PDD and TAR.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang ProvinceChina(Grant No.ZD2019H003)+4 种基金the Joint Research Fund in Astronomy under Cooperative Agreement Between the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.U1631239 and U1931206)the 111 ProjectChina(Grant No.B13015)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities to the Harbin Engineering UniversityChina。
文摘The purpose of this article is to explore the cause of the over-response phenomenon of fiber x-ray sensor.The sensor is based on a length of PMMA fiber,whose end is filled with the scintillation material Gd_(2)O_(2)S:Tb.The Monte Carlo simulation software GEANT4 uses the phase space file provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA),by irradiating the fiber x-ray sensor in the water phantom,counting the fluorescence signal of the optical fiber x-ray sensor after propagation through the fiber.In addition,the number of Cerenkov photons propagating through the fiber is also counted.Comparing this article with previous research,we believe that one of the reasons for the over-response of the fiber x-ray sensor is the non-linear response of the deposition energy of the scintillator to the fluorescence.By establishing a region of interest and counting the x-rays in this region,the simulation results show that the counted number of x-rays that may affect the fiber x-ray sensor is the biggest in the area of interest at a water depth of 5 cm.This result is close to the maximum dose point of the experimental and simulated percentage depth dose(PDD) curve of fiber x-ray sensor.Therefore,the second reason of the over-response phenomenon is believed to be fact that the inorganic materials such as Gd_(2)O_(2)S:Tb have larger effective atomic numbers,so the fiber x-ray sensors will cause more collisions with x-ray in a low energy region of 0.1 MeV-1.5 MeV.
