Dose Evaluation at The Build Up Region Using by Wedge Filter

쐐기필터 사용에 따른 선량증가 영역에서 선량평가

  • Kim, Yon-Lae (Department of Radiologic Technology, Choonhae College of Health Sciences) ;
  • Moon, Seong-Kong (Department of Radiologic Technology, Choonhae College of Health Sciences) ;
  • Suh, Tae-Suk (Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University) ;
  • Chung, Jin-Beom (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National Univ. Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Young (Department of Radiation Oncology, Inje Univ. Haeundae Paik Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Woo (Department of Radiation Oncology, Konkuk University Hospital)
  • 김연래 (춘해보건대학교 방사선과) ;
  • 문성공 (춘해보건대학교 방사선과) ;
  • 서태석 (가톨릭대학교 의공학교실) ;
  • 정진범 (분당서울대학교병원 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 김진영 (인제대학교 해운대백병원 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 이정우 (건국대학교병원 방사선종양학과)
  • Received : 2014.10.31
  • Accepted : 2014.12.18
  • Published : 2014.12.31

Abstract

Wedge filter could use to increase the dose distribution at the hot dose regions. We evaluated dose discrepancy at surface and build region in the infield and outfield that Metal Wedge (MW) and Enhance Dynamic Wedge (EDW) were interact with photon. In this paper, we used Gafchromic EBT3 film that had excellent spatial resolution, composed the water equivalent materials and changed the optical density without development. The set up conditions of linear accelerator were fixed 6 MV photon, 100 cm SSD, $10{\times}10cm^2$ field size and were irradiated 400 cGy at Dmax. The dose distribution and absorbed dose were evaluated when we compared the open field with $15^{\circ}$, $30^{\circ}$, $45^{\circ}$ metal wedge and enhanced dynamic wedge. A $15^{\circ}$ metal wedge could increase the surface and build up region dose than using a $15^{\circ}$ enhanced dynamic wedge. A $30^{\circ}$ metal wedge could decrease the surface and build up region dose than using a $30^{\circ}$ enhanced dynamic wedge. A $45^{\circ}$ metal wedge could decrease by large deviation the surface and build up region dose than using a $15^{\circ}$ enhanced dynamic wedge. The dose of penumbra region at outfield were increased on the thick side but were decreased on the thin side. It could be decrease the surface dose and build up region dose, if the metal wedge filters were properly used to make a good dose distribution and not closed the distance of surface.

쐐기필터는 고선량 부분의 선량분포를 균등하게하기 위해서 사용된다. 금속쐐기필터와 기능강화 동적쐐기필터가 광자선과 상호 작용으로 표면과 선량강화영역 조사면내, 외에 선량변화를 평가하였다. 본 논문에서는 2차원적 조직등가물질로 공간 선량분포가 우수하고, 흡수선량에 따라 현상 없이 실시간으로 광학농도가 변하는 가프크로믹 EBT3 필름을 사용하여 선량평가를 실시하였다. 선형가속기 광자선 에너지는 6 MV, SSD 100 cm, 조사면 $10{\times}10cm^2$으로 고정하고 최대선량점에 400 cGy로 조사하였다. 선량분포는 열린 조사면과 $15^{\circ}$, $30^{\circ}$, 그리고 $45^{\circ}$ 금속쐐기필터와 기능강화 동적쐐기필터를 사용 하였을 때 비교 평가 하였다. $15^{\circ}$ 금속쐐기필터를 사용하면 조사면내 표면선량과 선량증가영역 선량은 기능강화 동적쐐기필터보다 증가하였다. $30^{\circ}$ 금속쐐기필터를 사용하면 조사면내 표면선량과 선량증가영역 선량은 기능강화 동적쐐기필터 보다 감소하였다. $45^{\circ}$ 금속쐐기필터를 사용하면 조사면내 표면선량과 선량증가영역 선량은 많은 차이로 감소하였다. 조사면 주변 반음영 영역에서는 두꺼운 방향은 증가하고 얇은 방향은 감소하였다. 선량분포를 변화하고자 하는 치료 부위에 금속쐐기필터를 적절히 사용하고 유방암 치료와 같이 표면과의 거리가 가까워지지 않으면 표면 및 선량증가영역 선량이 감소하리라 사료된다.

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