Effective Doses in Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography for Lung Radiotherapy Planning
- Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy Chiba (Japan) and Research Center Hospital for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba (Japan)
- Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy Chiba (Japan)
The recent broad adoption of 4-D computed tomography (4DCT) scanning in radiotherapy has allowed the accurate determination of the target volume of tumors by minimizing image degradation caused by respiratory motion. Although the radiation exposure of the treatment beam is significantly greater than that of CT scans used for treatment planning, it is important to recognize and optimize the radiation exposure in 4DCT from the radiological protection point of view. Here, radiation exposure in 4DCT was measured with a 16 multidetector CT. Organ doses were measured using thermoluminescence radiation dosimeter chips inserted at respective anatomical sites of an anthropomorphic phantom. Results were compared with those with the helical CT scan mode. The effective dose measured for 4DCT was 24.7 mSv, approximately four times higher than that for helical CT. However, the increase in treatment accuracy afforded by 4DCT means its use in radiotherapy is inevitable. The patient exposure in the 4DCT could be of value by clarifying the advantage of the treatment planning using 4DCT.
- OSTI ID:
- 21180446
- Journal Information:
- Medical Dosimetry, Vol. 34, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2008.08.002; PII: S0958-3947(08)00127-1; Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0958-3947
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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