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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2020.14.2.77

Effect of the Space Dose Rate due to Change of X-ray Irradiation Energy and MU Value in Radiation Therapy Room  

Kwon, Hyeonghyo (Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Radiation Oncology)
Park, Geonryul (Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Radiation Oncology)
Kim, Minji (Yeungnam University Medical Center, Radiation Oncology)
Jo, Yeongdan (Kyungpook National University Chilgok Medcal Center, Radiation Oncology)
Kim, Youngjae (Department of Radiologic Technology, Daegu Health College)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.14, no.2, 2020 , pp. 77-83 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the radiation protection of therapeutic radiologists. Based on the change in X-ray energy and MU value, the space dose rate in the treatment room after the irradiation was measured. 6MV, 10MV and 15MV photon beams were exposed to radiation inside the treatment room based on 300MU, 600MU and 1000MU using a linear accelerator. And repeated 10 times under the same conditions. As a result of the experiment, 0.1555 μSv/h for 6MV 300MU, 0.157 μSv /h for 300sec, 0.152 μSv/h, 0.156 μSv/h for 600MU, and 0.157 μSv/h 0.152 μSv/h for 1000MU. 300MU of 10MV was 0.49 μSv/h, 0.309 μSv/h, and 0.69 μSv/h, 0.416 μSv/h for 600MU, respectively, and 1000MU was 0.977 μSv/h and 0.478 μSv/h, respectively. The 300MU of 15MV was 3.02 μSv/h, 1.2 μSv/h, 5.459 μSv/h at 600MU, 7.34 μSv/h at 1.836 μSv/h 1000MU, and 2.709 μSv/h. The average spatial dose rate of 6MV was not significantly different from the natural spatial dose rate in the treatment room. High spatial dose rates were measured at 10 MV and 15 MV and were attenuated over time. Therefore, entering the treatment room after a certain period of time (more than 60 seconds) is considered to be effective to prevent the exposure dose of radiation workers.
Keywords
Radiation therapy; Linac; Space dose rate;
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