Lukkana Apipunyasopon. Verification of the accuracy of photon beam dose calculations from a commercial treatment planning system (CadPlan) . Master's Degree(Radiological Science). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2004.
Verification of the accuracy of photon beam dose calculations from a commercial treatment planning system (CadPlan)
Abstract:
A verification of dose calculations from a radiation treatment planning
system, CadPlan 6.4.7, at Division of Radiation Oncology, Siriraj Hospital, was
determined for both non-dosimetric and dosimetic functions. The purpose is to ensure
the safe and accurate delivery of the prescribed dose to the patient. The non-dosimetric
function was tested in terms of the different values of data that appear on the
peripheral devices of digitizer, film scanner and printer. It was found that the different
values were within 1 mm for all data investigated. For dosimetric function, the
accuracy of photon dose calculation algorithm was evaluated by comparing the
calculated and measured doses of 6 and 10 MV x-ray beam from Varian Clinac23EX
linear accelerator. The point doses were measured in water phantom with a 0.6 cc
ionization chamber at various square and rectangular open fields of nominal and
variable SSD, including wedged fields, oblique incident beam, irregular and
asymmetrically collimated fields. The results were shown in terms of the percentage
difference of the calculated and measured doses. The discrepancy of the percentage
difference was within the international standard criteria of acceptability excepted for
very small field sizes and/or at the off-axis of the beam. Also, the dose distribution
calculated in a treatment of brain with a non-coplanar technique using 6 MV X-ray
beam and a prostate treatment with six-field coplanar using 10 MV X-ray beam were
verified with TLD-100 measurements in Rando phantom. The percentage differences
between the calculated and measured normalization doses were found to be within the
acceptable level.