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Feasibility of Fabricating Variable Density Phantoms Using 3D Printing for Quality Assurance (QA) in Radiotherapy

  • Oh, Se An (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yeungnam University Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Min Jeong (Gyeongnam Science High School) ;
  • Kang, Ji Su (Gyeongnam Science High School) ;
  • Hwang, Hyeon Seok (Gyeongnam Science High School) ;
  • Kim, Young Jin (Gyeongnam Science High School) ;
  • Kim, Seong Hoon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yeungnam University Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Jae Won (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yeungnam University Medical Center) ;
  • Yea, Ji Woon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yeungnam University Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Sung Kyu (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yeungnam University Medical Center)
  • Received : 2017.09.13
  • Accepted : 2017.09.28
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

The variable density phantom fabricated with varying the infill values of 3D printer to provide more accurate dose verification of radiation treatments. A total of 20 samples of rectangular shape were fabricated by using the $Finebot^{TM}$ (AnyWorks; Korea) Z420 model ($width{\times}length{\times}height=50mm{\times}50mm{\times}10mm$) varying the infill value from 5% to 100%. The samples were scanned with 1-mm thickness using a Philips Big Bore Brilliance CT Scanner (Philips Medical, Eindhoven, Netherlands). The average Hounsfield Unit (HU) measured by the region of interest (ROI) on the transversal CT images. The average HU and the infill values of the 3D printer measured through the 2D area profile measurement method exhibited a strong linear relationship (adjusted R-square=0.99563) in which the average HU changed from -926.8 to 36.7, while the infill values varied from 5% to 100%. This study showed the feasibility fabricating variable density phantoms using the 3D printer with FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling)-type and PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) materials.

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