고에너지 방사선치료의 정도관리를 위한 Fiduciary Plate 및 Orientation Marker의 개발

New Fiduciary Plate and Orientation Marker for High Energy Radiation Therapy

  • 우홍균 (서울대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 허순녕 (서울대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 김학재 (서울대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과학교실)
  • Wu Hong-Gyun (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicne) ;
  • Huh Sun Nyung (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicne) ;
  • Kim Hak Jae (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicne)
  • 발행 : 2004.03.01

초록

목적 : 선형가속기를 이용한 방사선 치료시 치료부위의 확인을 위한 하나의 방법으로 port film이 사용되고 있다 서울대학병원에서는 port film 촬영 시 기계적 변수를 port film상에 나타내기 위하여 방향성 표시기(orientation marker)를 갖는 fiduciary plate를 개발하였다. 대상 및 방법 : Fiduciary plate의 제작에는 아크릴 plate와 cerrobend, 수은이 사용되었다. 아크릴 plate의 크기는 $1\;cm{\times}25\;cm{\times}25\;cm$로 그 내부에 두 개의 방향성 표시기가 내재되었고, 선형가속기의 blocking tray slot에 삽입이 가능하도록 제작되었다. Plate 내부에는 2 cm 간격으로 2 mm 두께의 수평과 수직으로 만들어진 cerrobend line이 위치해 있고, 방향성 표시기 내부에는 수은으로 채워져 있다. 결과 : 아크릴 plate의 cerrobend line은 simulation films과 port films간의 치료 영역의 비교를 용이하게 한다. 수은을 이용하여 만들어진 방향성 표시기는 납으로 만들어진 일반적인 표시기가 없이도 전후좌우와 다양한 각도로 경사진 방향을 구분할 수 있게 한다. 또한 방향성 표시기는 film/cassette holder에 부착함으로써 simulation 시에도 이용될 수 있다. 결론: Fiduciary plate는 치료 영역 확인에 유용하고, 수은을 이용한 방향성 표시기내의 혼합액의 기하학적인 모양에 따라 port film의 촬영 parameter를 용이하게 파악할 수 있어 치료과정에서 촬영한 port film 간의 임상정도관리에 유용한 방법이 될 수 있다.

Purpose : A new fiduciary plate and orientation marker have been devised to assist the quality assurance (QA) procedures for port films in radiation therapy department. The plate is used in conjunction with the film/cassette combination during weekly QA procedures, at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), in order to verify treatment fields in high radiation therapy. Materials and Methods : A new fiduciary plate was fabricated using an acrylic plate, cerrobend, standard blocking tray and mercury. The acrylic plate had the dimension of $1{\times}25{\times}25$ cm, with two fiduciary markers. The plate was rigidly attached onto the standard blocking tray, thus making it easier to set the fiduciary plate to the center on the radiation field on the linear accelerator. The plate had two 2-mm vertical and horizontal lines, with the minor scales in 2-cm steps. The orientation marker was a small mercury filled disk, which was inserted into the plate. Results : The geometrical structure of the lines in the plate makes it easier to correlate two different images between the simulation and port films. The marker clearly indicated the orientation of the film, for example, the anterior, posterior, left, right and various oblique orientations, without the placement of a conventional orientation marker. Also, the new orientation marker could easily be applied to the simulator by placing the small orientation marker onto the image intensifier or in front of the film/cassette holder. Conclusions : The new fiduciary plate appears to be useful in verifying the treatment fields, and the new orientation marker makes the film orientation simple, which is expected to lower the block fabrication errors.

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