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Title: SU-E-T-611: Photon and Neutron Peripheral Dose Ratio for Low (6 MV) and High (15 MV) Energy for Treatment Selection

Abstract

Purpose: Differences between radiotherapy techniques and energies, can offer improvements in tumor coverage and organs at risk preservation. However, a more complete decision should include peripheral doses delivered to the patient. The purpose of this work is the balance of photon and neutron peripheral doses for a prostate case solved with 6 different treatment modalities. Methods: Inverse and Forward IMRT and 3D-CRT in 6 and 15 MV for a Siemens Primus linac, using the same CT data set and contours. The methodology described in [1], was used with the TNRD thermal neutron detector [2] for neutron peripheral dose estimation at 7 relevant organs (colon, esophagus, stomach, liver, lung, thyroid and skin). Photon doses were estimated for these organs by terms of the algorithm proposed in [3]. Plans were optimized with the same restrictions and limited to 30 segments in the Inverse case. Results: A similar photon peripheral dose was found comparing 6 and 15 MV cases with slightly higher values of (1.9 ± 1.6) % in mean, for the 6 MV cases. Neutron presence when using 15 MV, represents an increase in peripheral dose of (18 ± 17) % in average. Due to the higher number of MU used inmore » Inverse IMRT, an increasing of (22 ± 3) % in neutron dose is found related to Forward and 3D-CRT plans. This corresponds to photon doses within 44 and 255 mSv along the organs, for a dose prescription of 68 Gy at the isocenter. Conclusion: Neutron and photon peripheral doses for a prostate treatment planified in 6 different techniques have been analyzed. 6 MV plans are slightly more demanding in terms of photon peripheral doses. Inverse technique in 15 MV has Result to be the most demanding one in terms of total peripheral doses, including neutrons and photons.« less

Authors:
;  [1]; ;  [2];  [3]
  1. Departamento de Fisiologia Medica y Biofisica, Universidad de Seville (Spain)
  2. Servicio de Radiofisica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville (Spain)
  3. Instituto de Fisica, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago (Chile)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22538121
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Medical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 42; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: (c) 2015 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:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; 61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATASETS; GY RANGE 10-100; LARGE INTESTINE; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; PROSTATE; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY; THERMAL NEUTRONS

Citation Formats

Irazola, L, Sanchez-Doblado, F, Servicio de Radiofisica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Terron, J, Ortiz-Seidel, M, Departamento de Fisiologia Medica y Biofisica, Universidad de Seville, and Sanchez-Nieto, B. SU-E-T-611: Photon and Neutron Peripheral Dose Ratio for Low (6 MV) and High (15 MV) Energy for Treatment Selection. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1118/1.4924974.
Irazola, L, Sanchez-Doblado, F, Servicio de Radiofisica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Terron, J, Ortiz-Seidel, M, Departamento de Fisiologia Medica y Biofisica, Universidad de Seville, & Sanchez-Nieto, B. SU-E-T-611: Photon and Neutron Peripheral Dose Ratio for Low (6 MV) and High (15 MV) Energy for Treatment Selection. United States. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4924974
Irazola, L, Sanchez-Doblado, F, Servicio de Radiofisica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Terron, J, Ortiz-Seidel, M, Departamento de Fisiologia Medica y Biofisica, Universidad de Seville, and Sanchez-Nieto, B. 2015. "SU-E-T-611: Photon and Neutron Peripheral Dose Ratio for Low (6 MV) and High (15 MV) Energy for Treatment Selection". United States. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4924974.
@article{osti_22538121,
title = {SU-E-T-611: Photon and Neutron Peripheral Dose Ratio for Low (6 MV) and High (15 MV) Energy for Treatment Selection},
author = {Irazola, L and Sanchez-Doblado, F and Servicio de Radiofisica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville and Terron, J and Ortiz-Seidel, M and Departamento de Fisiologia Medica y Biofisica, Universidad de Seville and Sanchez-Nieto, B},
abstractNote = {Purpose: Differences between radiotherapy techniques and energies, can offer improvements in tumor coverage and organs at risk preservation. However, a more complete decision should include peripheral doses delivered to the patient. The purpose of this work is the balance of photon and neutron peripheral doses for a prostate case solved with 6 different treatment modalities. Methods: Inverse and Forward IMRT and 3D-CRT in 6 and 15 MV for a Siemens Primus linac, using the same CT data set and contours. The methodology described in [1], was used with the TNRD thermal neutron detector [2] for neutron peripheral dose estimation at 7 relevant organs (colon, esophagus, stomach, liver, lung, thyroid and skin). Photon doses were estimated for these organs by terms of the algorithm proposed in [3]. Plans were optimized with the same restrictions and limited to 30 segments in the Inverse case. Results: A similar photon peripheral dose was found comparing 6 and 15 MV cases with slightly higher values of (1.9 ± 1.6) % in mean, for the 6 MV cases. Neutron presence when using 15 MV, represents an increase in peripheral dose of (18 ± 17) % in average. Due to the higher number of MU used in Inverse IMRT, an increasing of (22 ± 3) % in neutron dose is found related to Forward and 3D-CRT plans. This corresponds to photon doses within 44 and 255 mSv along the organs, for a dose prescription of 68 Gy at the isocenter. Conclusion: Neutron and photon peripheral doses for a prostate treatment planified in 6 different techniques have been analyzed. 6 MV plans are slightly more demanding in terms of photon peripheral doses. Inverse technique in 15 MV has Result to be the most demanding one in terms of total peripheral doses, including neutrons and photons.},
doi = {10.1118/1.4924974},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22538121}, journal = {Medical Physics},
issn = {0094-2405},
number = 6,
volume = 42,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}