The effect of electron collimator leaf shape on the build-up dose in narrow electron MLC fields

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作者
Vatanen, T. [1 ]
Traneus, E. [2 ]
Vaananen, A. [1 ]
Lahtinen, T. [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Kuopio Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland
[2] RaySearch Labs AB, SE-11134 Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Univ Kuopio, Dept Phys, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland
来源
PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY | 2009年 / 54卷 / 23期
关键词
MONTE-CARLO; RADIATION-THERAPY; MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR; RADIOTHERAPY; BEAMS; BOLUS; DESIGN; EMLC; VERIFICATION; FEASIBILITY;
D O I
10.1088/0031-9155/54/23/012
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
Previously, we have found that the build-up dose from abutting narrow electron beams formed with unfocussed electron multi-leaf collimator (eMLC) steal leaves was higher than with the respective open field. To investigate more closely the effect of leaf material and shape on dose in the build-up region, straight, round (radius 1.5 cm) and leaf ends with a different front face angle of alpha (leaf front face pointing towards the beam axis at an angle of 90 - alpha) made of steel, brass and tungsten were modelled using the BEAMnrc code. Based on a treatment head simulation of a Varian 2100 C/D linac, depth-dose curves and profiles in water were calculated for narrow 6, 12 and 20 MeV eMLC beams (width 1.0 cm, length 10 cm) at source-to-surface distances (SSD) of 102 and 105 cm. The effects of leaf material and front face angle were evaluated based on electron fluence, angle and energy spectra. With a leaf front face angle of 15 degrees, the dose in the build-up region of the 6 MeV field varied between 91 and 100%, while for straight and round leaf shapes the dose varied between 89 and 100%. The variation was between 94 and 100% for 12 and 20 MeV. For abutting narrow 6 MeV fields with total field size 5 x 10 cm(2), the build-up doses at 5 mm depth for the face angle 15 degrees and straight and round leaf shapes were 96% and 86% (SSD 102 cm) and 89% and 85% (SSD 105 cm). With higher energies, the effect of eMLC leaf shape on dose at 5 mm was slight (3-4% units with 12 MeV) and marginal with 20 MeV. The fluence, energy and angle spectra for total and leaf scattered electrons were practically the same for different leaf materials with 6MeV. With high energies, the spectra for tungsten were more peaked due to lower leaf transmission. Compared with straight leaf ends, the face angle of 15 degrees and round leaf ends led to a 1 mm (for 6 MeV) and between 1 and 5 mm (12 and 20 MeV at a SSD of 105 cm) decrease of therapeutic range and increase of the field size, respectively. However, profile flatness was better for abutting 6 MeV beams with round (2.5%) and face angle 15 degrees leaves (3.0%) compared to straight leaf shape (5.2%). The eMLC leaves with a face angle of 15 degrees resulted in a marked increase in the build-up dose for the single narrow eMLC beam and thus in the dose in the build-up region from matched abutting fields.
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页码:7211 / 7226
页数:16
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