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Evaluation of Factors Used in AAPM TG-43 Formalism Using Segmented Sources Integration Method and Monte Carlo Simulation: Implementation of microSelectron HDR Ir-192 Source  

Ahn, Woo-Sang (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Jang, Won-Woo (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Park, Sung-Ho (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Jung, Sang-Hoon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Cho, Woon-Kap (Radiation Research Department, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS))
Kim, Young-Seok (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Ahn, Seung-Do (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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Progress in Medical Physics / v.22, no.4, 2011 , pp. 190-197 More about this Journal
Abstract
Currently, the dose distribution calculation used by commercial treatment planning systems (TPSs) for high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy is derived from point and line source approximation method recommended by AAPM Task Group 43 (TG-43). However, the study of Monte Carlo (MC) simulation is required in order to assess the accuracy of dose calculation around three-dimensional Ir-192 source. In this study, geometry factor was calculated using segmented sources integration method by dividing microSelectron HDR Ir-192 source into smaller parts. The Monte Carlo code (MCNPX 2.5.0) was used to calculate the dose rate $\dot{D}(r,\theta)$ at a point ($r,\theta$) away from a HDR Ir-192 source in spherical water phantom with 30 cm diameter. Finally, anisotropy function and radial dose function were calculated from obtained results. The obtained geometry factor was compared with that calculated from line source approximation. Similarly, obtained anisotropy function and radial dose function were compared with those derived from MCPT results by Williamson. The geometry factor calculated from segmented sources integration method and line source approximation was within 0.2% for $r{\geq}0.5$ cm and 1.33% for r=0.1 cm, respectively. The relative-root mean square error (R-RMSE) of anisotropy function obtained by this study and Williamson was 2.33% for r=0.25 cm and within 1% for r>0.5 cm, respectively. The R-RMSE of radial dose function was 0.46% at radial distance from 0.1 to 14.0 cm. The geometry factor acquired from segmented sources integration method and line source approximation was in good agreement for $r{\geq}0.1$ cm. However, application of segmented sources integration method seems to be valid, since this method using three-dimensional Ir-192 source provides more realistic geometry factor. The anisotropy function and radial dose function estimated from MCNPX in this study and MCPT by Williamson are in good agreement within uncertainty of Monte Carlo codes except at radial distance of r=0.25 cm. It is expected that Monte Carlo code used in this study could be applied to other sources utilized for brachytherapy.
Keywords
microSelectron HDR Ir-192 source; Segmented sources integration method; Monte Carlo calculation; MCNPX;
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