METHODS AND HARDWARE OF DOSE OUTPUT VERIFICATION FOR DYNAMIC RADIOTHERAPY
Abstract
The design of special verification phantom for dynamic radiotherapy checking is described. This phantom permits to insert the dose distribution cross-calibration before every days patients irradiation on Linac with RapidArc. Cross-calibration factor is defined by approximation of large number correction factors measured in phantom at different angles of gantry rotation and middle quantity calculation. The long range stability of all correction factors have been evaluated during checking of setting treatment plans and did not exceed 1 %. The fast checking of patient’s dynamic irradiation with developed method gives possibility texactly realize of planning dose distribution and to increase the capacity of accelerators.
About the Authors
Y. V. Tsitovich
РНПЦ онкологии и медицинской радиологии им. Н.Н. Александрова,
г. Минск
Belarus
Belarus
A. I. Hmyrak
РНПЦ онкологии и медицинской радиологии им. Н.Н. Александрова,
г. Минск
Belarus
Belarus
A. I. Tarutin
РНПЦ онкологии и медицинской радиологии им. Н.Н. Александрова,
г. Минск
Belarus
Belarus
M. G. Kiselev
Белорусский национальный технический университет
Belarus
Belarus
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Tsitovich Y.V., Hmyrak A.I., Tarutin A.I., Kiselev M.G. METHODS AND HARDWARE OF DOSE OUTPUT VERIFICATION FOR DYNAMIC RADIOTHERAPY. Devices and Methods of Measurements. 2013;(1):97-102. (In Russ.)
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