Time-resolved beam symmetry measurement for VMAT commissioning and quality assurance

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作者
Barnes, Michael P. [1 ,2 ]
Greer, Peter B. [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Calvary Mater Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
[2] Univ Newcastle, Sch Med Radiat Sci, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Australia
[3] Univ Newcastle, Sch Math & Phys Sci, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Australia
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symmetry; VMAT; commissioning; quality assurance; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC; DOSIMETRY; THERAPY;
D O I
10.1120/jacmp.v17i2.6026
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
In volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) treatment delivery perfect beam symmetry is assumed by the planning system. This study aims to test this assumption and present a method of measuring time-resolved beam symmetry measurement during a VMAT delivery that includes extreme variations of dose rate and gantry speed. The Sun Nuclear IC Profiler in gantry mount was used to measure time-resolved in-plane and cross-plane profiles during plan delivery from which symmetry could be determined. Time-resolved symmetry measurements were performed throughout static field exposures at cardinal gantry angles, conformal arcs with constant dose rate and gantry speed, and during a VMAT test plan with gantry speed and dose rate modulation. Measurements were performed for both clockwise and counterclockwise gantry rotation and across four Varian 21iX linacs. The symmetry was found to be generally constant throughout the static field exposures to within 0.3% with an exception on one linac of up to 0.7%. Agreement in symmetry between cardinal angles was always within 1.0% and typically within 0.6%. During conformal arcs the results for clockwise and counterclockwise rotation were in agreement to within 0.3%. Both clockwise and counterclockwise tended to vary in similar manner by up to 0.5% during arc consistent with the cardinal gantry angle static field results. During the VMAT test plan the symmetry generally was in agreement with the conformal arc results. Greater variation in symmetry was observed in the low-dose-rate regions by up to 1.75%. All results were within clinically acceptable levels using the tolerances of NCS Report 24 (2015).
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