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Influence of Intravenous Contrast Medium on Proton range and SOBP(Spread-Out Bragg peak)  

Kim, Ho Sik (National Cancer Center, Proton Therapy Center)
Choi, Seung Oh (National Cancer Center, Proton Therapy Center)
Kim, Eun Sook (National Cancer Center, Proton Therapy Center)
Jeon, Sang Min (National Cancer Center, Proton Therapy Center)
Youm, Doo Seok (National Cancer Center, Proton Therapy Center)
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The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy / v.26, no.2, 2014 , pp. 183-189 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : Intravenous contrast medium is a substance used to enhance the contrast of normal tissues or malignant tissues within the body. For this reason, intravenous contrast media have been extensively used form treatment-planning CT. However, when the patient is receiving proton therapy, there is no contrast medium in that moment. In this study, evaluate the influence of intravenous contrast medium on proton range and Spread-Out Bragg peak(SOBP) in Treatment Planning System(TPS). Materials and Methods : Hounsfield Unit(HU) value were measured by 20 liver cancer patients with phase change. and evaluate the proton range and SOBP on 5 liver proton treatment plan. By using the hand made water phantom measure the proton range and SOBP on proton treatment plan with changing HU and Depth. Results : Changing value(Pre contrast, Arterial phase, Portal phase) in liver cancer patient were ($58{\pm}5.7$, $75{\pm}9.5$, $117{\pm}14.6$ for liver tissue) and ($40{\pm}6.1$, $279{\pm}49.0$, $154{\pm}22.8$ for aorta), respectively. The mean difference of range was 2.5mm and SOBP was 1.4mm according to HU change. In phantom study, proton range was shorter and SOBP was narrowed with increasing HU. Conclusion : We verify that HU change lead to range and SOBP change in TPS. Additional study is required to verify that change of HU make range and SOBP be changed in actual substance.
Keywords
Contrast medium; Hounsfield Unit; Proton; range; SOBP;
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