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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2021.15.4.401

Change of Proton Bragg Peak by Variation of Material Thickness in Head Phantom using Geant4  

Kim, You Me (Department of Radiological Science, Daegu Catholic University)
Chon, Kwon Su (Department of Radiological Science, Daegu Catholic University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.15, no.4, 2021 , pp. 401-408 More about this Journal
Abstract
Proton therapy using the Bragg peak is one of the radiation therapies and can deliver its maximum energy to the tumor with giving least energy for normal tissue. A cross-sectional image of the human body taken with the computed tomography (CT) has been used for radiation therapy planning. The HU values change according to the tube voltage, which lead to the change in the boundary and thickness of the anatomical structure on the CT image. This study examined the changes in the Bragg peak of the brain region according to the thickness variation in the head phantom composed of several materials using the Geant4. In the phantom composed of a single material, the Bragg peak according to the type of media and the incident energy of the proton beams were calculated, and the reliability of Geant4 code was verified by the Bragg peak. The variation of the peak in the brain region was examined when each thickness of the head phantom was changed. When the thickness of the soft tissue was changed, there was no change in the peak position, and for the skin the change in the peak was small. The change of the peak position was mainly changed when the bone thickness. In particular, when the bone was changed only or the bone was changed together with other tissues, the amount of change in the peak position was the same. It is considered that measurement of the accurate bone thickness in CT images is one of the key factors in depth-dose distribution of the radiation therapy planning.
Keywords
Proton Therapy; Bragg Peak; Monte Carlo Simulation; Geant4;
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