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Dosimetric Accuracy Using the New Mathematical Tools for Inhomogeneous Denser Medium

Received: 6 April 2017     Accepted: 19 April 2017     Published: 19 May 2017
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Abstract

It is possible to obtain a quality assurance (QA) of the dosimetry within a short time by using the new mathematical tools for a water phantom where dose measurements were made at two points only for a few square field sizes of the linear accelerator beam. The human body is not homogeneous. Water phantom makes it possible to create inhomogeneous phantoms by introducing blocks within it at suitable position to simulate body organs that may affect the dosage significantly. Two low cost inhomogeneous phantoms were developed using cork sheets and acrylic blocks to simulate the effects of normal lungs and cancerous lungs respectively using finite geometry and layer geometry. Monte Carlo Simulation was performed for each of these phantoms and detailed vertical and horizontal dose measurements were carried out. Percentage Depth Dose (PDD) measurements performed for the two point formalisms fixed at 100 cm Source to Surface Distance for both the homogeneous and inhomogeneous mediums and were compared with the doses generated by a Treatment Planning System. The quality of the methodology has ascertained firstly for a homogeneous medium. The formulated formalism of Tissue phantom ratio (TPR) was employed for inhomogeneous media particularly for finite and layer geometry using scattering factors obtained initially from detailed depth dose measurements. TPR conversion factors from homogeneous to inhomogeneous geometry were determined. The scattering factor was determined as a ratio of the depth dose in inhomogeneous medium and homogeneous medium. The quality factors of TPR values of homogeneous to inhomogeneous TPR conversion factor were also calculated. For all cases, the present results gave values which agreed very well to either actually measured values or with values calculated using TPS and these were also less than the international standard of deviation of 5%. The low cost inhomogeneous phantoms through modifications of the water phantom deliver better information on QA consuming less time than before and offering better QA than a detector array. The present work will have an impact on the quality assurance of dosimetry and safety of radiotherapy.

Published in International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medical Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijcems.20170302.12
Page(s) 23-29
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Keywords

TPR = Tissue Phantom Ratio, TPR(EQS)H = Equation Simulated TPR for Homogeneous, TPR(TPS)H = TPR from TPS in Homogeneous, TPR(EQS)I = Simulated TPR for Inhomogeneous, TPR(TPS)I = TPR from TPS in Inhomogeneous, TPR(EQG)I = Generated TPR in Inhomogeneous, TPR(TPG)I = TPS Generated TPR in Inhomogeneous

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  • Clinical Oncology Department, Ahsania Mission Cancer & General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Department of Arts & Sciences, AUST, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Department of Biomedical Physics & Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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