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Title: MO-H-19A-04: Multichannel CW Ultrasonic Thermometry for Imaging Therapeutic Dose Fields in Water

Abstract

Purpose: To develop a scalable, multichannel ultrasonic thermometry system suitable for imaging clinical-beam dose distributions in a water phantom. Method: A small, glass-walled rectangular water phantom (15 cm × 20 cm × 30 cm) was filled with distilled water, and two ultrasonic transducers were placed on the outside, against opposing walls, approximately 5 cm below the water line, and were aligned to optimize transmission/reception of ultrasound between them. Two synchronized lock-in amplifiers were connected to the transducers to enable full-duplex operation of two separate ultrasonic frequency channels configured to transmit simultaneously through the same volume of water and thereby provide independent measurements of the temperature-dependent ultrasonic phase lag. Controlled heating of the water via immersed power resistors provided a means to study dependence of measured phase lag on temperature change for both channels; cross-correlation of the phase outputs enabled much smaller temperature fluctuations in the phantom to be used to ascertain the noise floor and achievable temperature resolution. Results: Temperature measurements from both channels, converted from phase measurements via polynomials available in the literature, exhibited the expected linear dependence of ultrasonic phase on temperature change (measured via calibrated thermistor probe). Cross-correlation analysis of phase fluctuations yielded rms noise estimates ofmore » approximately 1-2 microKelvin, comparable to that observed in standard water calorimeters. Conclusion: Phase-sensitive detection of cw ultrasound has been shown to provide temperature sensitivity needed for calorimetry of external treatment beams, and the present simple demonstration establishes that multiple channels may be run simultaneously without phase disturbances that currently affect time-of-flight techniques utilizing phase-detection. Immediate plans include doubling the number of sensors, to enable a simple tomographic reconstruction, and to test the system in Clinac x-rays and electron beams.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. NIST, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22409636
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Medical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 41; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: (c) 2014 American Association of Physicists in Medicine; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-2405
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; CALORIMETERS; ELECTRON BEAMS; LOCK-IN AMPLIFIERS; PHANTOMS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WATER; X RADIATION

Citation Formats

Tosh, R. MO-H-19A-04: Multichannel CW Ultrasonic Thermometry for Imaging Therapeutic Dose Fields in Water. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1118/1.4889226.
Tosh, R. MO-H-19A-04: Multichannel CW Ultrasonic Thermometry for Imaging Therapeutic Dose Fields in Water. United States. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4889226
Tosh, R. 2014. "MO-H-19A-04: Multichannel CW Ultrasonic Thermometry for Imaging Therapeutic Dose Fields in Water". United States. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4889226.
@article{osti_22409636,
title = {MO-H-19A-04: Multichannel CW Ultrasonic Thermometry for Imaging Therapeutic Dose Fields in Water},
author = {Tosh, R},
abstractNote = {Purpose: To develop a scalable, multichannel ultrasonic thermometry system suitable for imaging clinical-beam dose distributions in a water phantom. Method: A small, glass-walled rectangular water phantom (15 cm × 20 cm × 30 cm) was filled with distilled water, and two ultrasonic transducers were placed on the outside, against opposing walls, approximately 5 cm below the water line, and were aligned to optimize transmission/reception of ultrasound between them. Two synchronized lock-in amplifiers were connected to the transducers to enable full-duplex operation of two separate ultrasonic frequency channels configured to transmit simultaneously through the same volume of water and thereby provide independent measurements of the temperature-dependent ultrasonic phase lag. Controlled heating of the water via immersed power resistors provided a means to study dependence of measured phase lag on temperature change for both channels; cross-correlation of the phase outputs enabled much smaller temperature fluctuations in the phantom to be used to ascertain the noise floor and achievable temperature resolution. Results: Temperature measurements from both channels, converted from phase measurements via polynomials available in the literature, exhibited the expected linear dependence of ultrasonic phase on temperature change (measured via calibrated thermistor probe). Cross-correlation analysis of phase fluctuations yielded rms noise estimates of approximately 1-2 microKelvin, comparable to that observed in standard water calorimeters. Conclusion: Phase-sensitive detection of cw ultrasound has been shown to provide temperature sensitivity needed for calorimetry of external treatment beams, and the present simple demonstration establishes that multiple channels may be run simultaneously without phase disturbances that currently affect time-of-flight techniques utilizing phase-detection. Immediate plans include doubling the number of sensors, to enable a simple tomographic reconstruction, and to test the system in Clinac x-rays and electron beams.},
doi = {10.1118/1.4889226},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22409636}, journal = {Medical Physics},
issn = {0094-2405},
number = 6,
volume = 41,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}