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Evaluating Surface dose of Treatment Immobilization Devices according to their Electron Energy

전자선에너지에 따른 치료보조기구의 표면선량 평가

  • Received : 2010.03.02
  • Accepted : 2010.03.23
  • Published : 2010.06.28
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Abstract

This study evaluated surface dose of treatment immobilization devices such as Themo-plastic, Vac-lock, Cotton and Plaster according to their electron energy. Using a linear accelerater, a plane parallel chamber was set up on 6Mev, 9Mev, 12Mev and 15Mev. A distance between a source and a surface was 100cm and a field size was 10cm*10cm. An incident angle was 0 degree and a radiation dose was 100MU. To decrease an error, the measurement repeated 3 times. The analysis reveals that the surface dose of Vac-lock was the highest and Themo-plastic, Plaster and Cotton were high in order.

본 연구는 방사선치료 시 환자 체위고정과 정확한 부위를 표시하기 위해 사용되는 Themo-plastic, Vac-lock, Cotton, Plaster의 보조기구가 전자선 에너지의 변화에 따라 환자의 피부선량이 얼마나 달라지는지 알아보고자 한다. 실험방법으로는 선형가속기를 이용하여 전자선 6Mev, 9Mev, 12Mev, 15Mev의 에너지로 평행 평판형 전리함을 설치하고 선원에서 표면까지의 거리는 100cm, 조사야의 크기 $10cm{\times}10cm$, 입사각도 $0^{\circ}$로 위치시킨 상태에서 보조기구 종류에 따른 표면선량을 측정하였다. 매회 선량은 100MU를 조사하였고 측정값은 오차를 줄이기 위하여 3회 반복 측정하였다. 결과로서는 Vac-lock이 표면선량이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 그 다음 순으로 Themo-plastic, Plaster, Cotton으로 나타났다.

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