Influence of metal of the applicator on the dose distribution during brachytherapy.
This study explores how the metal materials of the applicator influence the dose distribution when performing brachytherapy for cervical cancer. A pinpoint ionization chamber, Monte Carlo code MCNPX, and treatment planning system are used to evaluate the dose distribution for a single Ir-192 source...
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| author | Chin-Hui Wu An-Cheng Shiau Yi-Jen Liao Hsin-Yu Lin Yen-Wan Hsueh Liu Shih-Ming Hsu |
| author_facet | Chin-Hui Wu An-Cheng Shiau Yi-Jen Liao Hsin-Yu Lin Yen-Wan Hsueh Liu Shih-Ming Hsu |
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| description | This study explores how the metal materials of the applicator influence the dose distribution when performing brachytherapy for cervical cancer. A pinpoint ionization chamber, Monte Carlo code MCNPX, and treatment planning system are used to evaluate the dose distribution for a single Ir-192 source positioned in the tandem and ovoid. For dose distribution in water with the presence of the tandem, differences among measurement, MCNPX calculation and treatment planning system results are <5%. For dose distribution in water with the presence of the ovoid, the MCNPX result agrees with the measurement. But the doses calculated from treatment planning system are overestimated by up to a factor of 4. This is due to the shielding effect of the metal materials in the applicator not being considered in the treatment planning system. This result suggests that the treatment planning system should take into account corrections for the metal materials of the applicator in order to improve the accuracy of the radiation dose delivered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d04df912fbbf4210b3a7bef598e3ec272022-12-22T02:27:23ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0198e10483110.1371/journal.pone.0104831Influence of metal of the applicator on the dose distribution during brachytherapy.Chin-Hui WuAn-Cheng ShiauYi-Jen LiaoHsin-Yu LinYen-Wan Hsueh LiuShih-Ming HsuThis study explores how the metal materials of the applicator influence the dose distribution when performing brachytherapy for cervical cancer. A pinpoint ionization chamber, Monte Carlo code MCNPX, and treatment planning system are used to evaluate the dose distribution for a single Ir-192 source positioned in the tandem and ovoid. For dose distribution in water with the presence of the tandem, differences among measurement, MCNPX calculation and treatment planning system results are <5%. For dose distribution in water with the presence of the ovoid, the MCNPX result agrees with the measurement. But the doses calculated from treatment planning system are overestimated by up to a factor of 4. This is due to the shielding effect of the metal materials in the applicator not being considered in the treatment planning system. This result suggests that the treatment planning system should take into account corrections for the metal materials of the applicator in order to improve the accuracy of the radiation dose delivered.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4136780?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Chin-Hui Wu An-Cheng Shiau Yi-Jen Liao Hsin-Yu Lin Yen-Wan Hsueh Liu Shih-Ming Hsu Influence of metal of the applicator on the dose distribution during brachytherapy. PLoS ONE |
| title | Influence of metal of the applicator on the dose distribution during brachytherapy. |
| title_full | Influence of metal of the applicator on the dose distribution during brachytherapy. |
| title_fullStr | Influence of metal of the applicator on the dose distribution during brachytherapy. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of metal of the applicator on the dose distribution during brachytherapy. |
| title_short | Influence of metal of the applicator on the dose distribution during brachytherapy. |
| title_sort | influence of metal of the applicator on the dose distribution during brachytherapy |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4136780?pdf=render |
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