Progress in Medical Physics (한국의학물리학회지:의학물리)
- Volume 15 Issue 1
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- Pages.30-38
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- 2004
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- 2508-4445(pISSN)
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- 2508-4453(eISSN)
The Clinical Effect and Construction of a Stereotactic Whole Body Immobilization Device
전신 정위 고정장치 제작과 임상효과에 대한 연구
Abstract
Purpose: To develop a whole body frame for the purpose of reducing patient motion and minimizing setup error for extra-cranial stereotactic radiotherapy, and to evaluate the repositioning setup error of a patient in the frame. Materials and Methods: The developed whole body frame is composed of a base plate, immobilizer, vacuum cushion, ruler and belts. The dimension of the base plate is 130 cm in length, 50 cm in width and 1 cm in thickness. The material used in the base plate of the frame was bakelite and the immobilizer was made of acetal. In addition, Radiopaque angio-catheter wires were engraved on the base plate for a coordinate system to determine the target localization. The measurement for radiation transmission and target localization is peformed in order to test the utilization of the frame. Also, a Matlab program analyzed the patients setup error by using the patient's setup images obtained from a CCTV camera and digital record recorder (DVR). Results: A frame that is useful for CT simulation and radiation treatment was fabricated. The frame structure was designed to minimize collisions from the changes in the rotation angle of the gantry and to maximize the transmission rate of the Incident radiation at the lateral or posterior oblique direction. The lightening belts may be used for the further reduction of the patient motion, and the belts can be adjusted so that they are not in the way of beam direction. The radiation transmission rates of this frame were measured as 95% and 96% at 10 and 21 MV, respectively. The position of a test target on the skin of a volunteer is accurately determined by CT simulation using the coordinate system in the frame. The estimated setup errors by Matlab program are shown 3.69
목적: 방사선 치료 시 환자의 움직임을 최대한 고정시켜 줄 수 있으며 환자 자세에 대한 Setup 오차를 감소시키고 환자 전신에 산재한 병소를 위치화하고 좌표화할 수 있는 전신 정위 고정장치 제작과 제작한 고정장치에 대한 고정효과 및 재현성을 나타내는 환자 자세의 Setup 오차를 평가하였다. 대상 및 방법: 자체 제작한 고정장치는 크게 기본판(base plate)과 고정틀(Immobilizer), Vacuum cushion, 벨트로 이루어진다. 기본판은 50