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Definition and Difference between Dose Equivalent and Equivalent Dose in Radiation Dose Measurement and Evaluation (방사선량의 측정, 평가에서 선량당량(dose equivalent)과 등가선량(equivalent dose)의 정의 및 차이)

  • Chang, Si-Young
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 1993
  • In its recent recommendation No. 60(1990), ICRP has newly introduced several terminology which had not existed in its prior recommendation No. 26(1977). Of these, a newly defined quantity 'Equivalent Dose' replacing the 'Dose Equivalent' of the ICRU concept has been recommended to be adopted in the radiation protection programme. However, since the committee still uses the 'Dose Equivalent' and 'Equivalent Dose' in its several publications, it is likely to provoke unnecessary confusions and misuses in applying these two quantities. In this paper were described the definition and difference between these two quantities to help in understanding of these two quantitites among the person involved in the radiation protection activities.

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The Study on the Use of a Cylindrical Ionization Chamber for the Calibration of a 6 MeV Electron Beam (6 MeV 전자 빔의 교정에 원통형 이온함의 사용에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Seong-Hoon;Huh, Hyun-Do;Choi, Sang-Hyun;Choi, Jin-Ho;Kim, Hyeog-Ju;Lim, Chun-Il;Shin, Dong-Oh
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.317-323
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    • 2009
  • The standard dosimetry systems based on an absorbed dose to water recommend to use a planeparallel chamber for the calibration of such a low-megavoltage electron beam as a nominal energy of 6 MeV. For this energy ranges of an electron beam a cylindrical chamber should not be used for the routinely regular beam calibration, but the feasibility of the temporary use of a cylindrical chamber was studied to give temporary solutions for special situations users meet. The PTW30013 chambers and the electron beam quality of $R_{50}=2.25\;g/cm^2$ were selected for this study. 10 PTW30013 chambers, a cylindrical type of chamber, were calibrated in KFDA, the secondary standards dosimetry laboratories, and given the absorbed dose-to-water calibration factors, respectively. A "temporary" $k_{Q,Q_0}$ for each chamber were calculated using the absorbed dose determined by a cross-calibrated planeparallel chamber, with the result of an average 0.9352 for 10 chambers. This value for PTW30013 chamber was used to determine an absorbed dose to water at the reference depth. The absorbed doses determined by PTW30013 chambers were in an agreement within 2% with that by ROOS chamber. In a certain situation where a cylindrical chamber be used instead of a planeparellel chamber, the value of 0.9352 might be useful to determine an absorbed dose to water in the same beam quality of electron beam as this study.

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Application of the Equivalent-Field Method for Output Calculation: Is it safe for elongated x-ray fields\ulcorner (출력인자 계산에 이용되는 등가면법의 타당성 연구 : 장방형 X-선 조사면에 대해서 안전한가\ulcorner)

  • Kim, Chang-Seon;Kim, Chul-Yong;Park, Myung-Sun
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.195-200
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    • 1998
  • Purpose: When an elongated x-ray field is used for treating a patient, the equivalent- field method is commonly used for the output calculation. This study is intended for investigating potential factors such as, beam quality, field elongation ratio, and depth of measurement, which might effect on the applicability of the equivalent square technique for output calculation. The derivation of a 'rule of thumb' for the application criteria of the equivalent-field method is also aimed. Materials and Methods: Three x-ray beams, 4-, 6- and 10-MV, were employed for this study. Width of the rectangular field was ranged from 5-40 cm and the elongation ratio (length/width) 1:0 to 10:0. An elongation effect was measured in a water phantom at three different depths, dmax, 5-cm, and 10-cm. For an elongated field and its equivalent square field, the output factor was measured and the difference in the output factor were examined between two fields. Results and Discussions: As the elongation ratio increases, a larger discrepancy in outputs is observed between the elongated rectangular field and its corresponding equivalent square field. Output was measured larger for an elongated field than for its corresponding equivalent square field and the maximal difference over 10 % was found. The difference was found larger for the smaller field with the same elongation ratio. The effect of the beam quality and the depth of measurement on the output difference was minimal. Conclusion: Based on the study, there is criteria for the application of the method for output calculation. For the combination of long axis and elongation ratio whose relationship satisfies Elongation ratio < (0.48) (Long axis) - 0.5, the equivalent-field method is valid for output calculation within 2 % for the field whose long axis < 25-cm. For other combinations, instead of using the equivalent-field method, direct output measurement is recommended. This criteria can be applied for 4-10 MV x-ray beams up to 10-cm depth.

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Advances in Dose Assessment for External Radiation Exposure (외부방사선피폭(外部放射線被曝)에 대한 선량평가(線量評價)의 동향(動向))

  • Lee, Jai-Ki
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.152-161
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    • 1986
  • 외부방사선피폭(外部放射線被曝)으로 인한 위험(危險)의 평가(評價)와 관련된 량(量) 및 개념(槪念)의 동향(動向)과 미해결(未解決)된 문제점(問題點)들에 대하여 살펴보았다. 특히 ICRU 39의 실용량(實用量)에 근거(根據)한 선량환산인자(線量換算因子), 선질계수(線質係數)의 재정의(再定義), 성별(性別)에 따른 위험(危險)의 차이(差異) 그리고 기타조직(其他組織)의 선정문제등(選定問題等)에 대하여 구체적(具體的)으로 논(論)하였다.

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Chamber-to-chamber Variations in the Same Type of a Cylindrical Chamber for the Measurements of Absorbed Doses (흡수선량 측정 시 동종 원통형 이온함에서 이온함 간 변화)

  • Kim, Seong-Hoon;Huh, Hyun-Do;Choi, Sang-Hyun;Kim, Hyeog-Ju;Lim, Chun-Il;Shin, Dong-Oh;Choi, Jin-Ho
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.120-125
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    • 2010
  • For the measurements of an absorbed dose using the standard dosimetry based on an absorbed dose to water the variety of factors, whether big, small, or tiny, may influence the accuracy of dosimetry. The beam quality correction factor ${\kappa}_{Q,Q_0}$ of an ionization chamber might also be one of them. The cylindrical type of ionization chamber, the PTW30013 chamber, was chosen for this work and 9 chambers of the same type were collected from several institutes where the chamber types are used for the reference dosimetry. They were calibrated from the domestic Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory with the same electrometer and cable. These calibrated chambers were used to measure absorbed doses to water in the reference condition for the photon beam of 6 MV and 10 MV and the electron beam of 12 MeV from Siemens ONCOR. The biggest difference among chambers amounts to 2.4% for the 6 MV photon beam, 0.8% for the 10 MV photon beam, and 2.4% for the 12 MeV electron beam. The big deviation in the photon of 6 MV demonstrates that if there had been no problems with the process of measurements application of the same ${\kappa}_{Q,Q_0}$ to the chambers used in this study might have influenced the deviation in the photon 6 MV and that how important an external audit is.

선형가속기 출력 점검에 사용하는 열형광선량계의 에너지 의존도 평가

  • Park, Seong-Ho;Gang, Se-Gwon;Jo, Byeong-Cheol;Lee, Byeong-Cheol;Kim, Gwi-Ya;Jeong, Hui-Gyo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.33-35
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    • 2004
  • 방사선치료를 위한 고에너지 광자선의 품질관리를 위해 사용하는 TLD의 광자선 선질에 대한 에너지 의존도를 몬테카를로 모사법을 사용하여 평가하였다. IAEA 선량보증사업에 이용되는 LiF TLD 및 홀더를 EGS4기반의 사용자 코드인 DOSIMETER 와 MCNP4C 몬테카를로 코드를 사용하여 기하학구조를 구성하고, Co, 4, 6,10 밑 15 MV 광자선을 시뮬레이션하였다. DOSIMETER계산 결과를 통해 TLD의 에너지 보정인자가 실험 데이터와 일치함을 확인할 수 있었으며, 이와 별도로 캡슐에 의한 교란량도 무시할 수 없음을 발견하였다.

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Comparison and Analysis of Photon Beam Data for Hospitals in Korea and Data for Quality Assurance of Treatment Planning System (국내 의료기관들의 광자 빔 데이터의 비교 분석 및 치료계획 시스템 정도관리자료)

  • Lee, Re-Na;Cho, Byung-Chul;Kang, Sei-Kwon
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.179-186
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    • 2006
  • Purpose: Photon beam data of linear accelerators in Korea are collected, analyzed, and a simple method for checking and verifying the dose calculations in a TPS are suggested. Materials and Methods: Photon beam data such as output calibration condition, output factor, wedge factor, percent depth dose, beam profile, and beam quality were collected from 26 institutions in Korea. In order to verify the accuracy of dose calculation, ten sample planning tests were peformed. These Include square, elongated, and blocked fields, wedge fields, off-axis dose calculation, SSD variation. The planned data were compared to that of manual calculations. Results: The average and standard deviation of photon beam quality for 6, 10, and 15 MV were $0.576{\pm}0.005,\;0.632{\pm}0.004,\;and\;0.647{\pm}0.006$, respectively. The output factors of 6 MV photon beam measured at depth of dose maximum for $5{\times}5cm,\;15{\times}15cm,\;20{\times}20cm\;were\;0.944{\pm}0.006,\;1.031{\pm}0.006,\;and\;1.055{\pm}0.007$. For 10 MV photon beam, the values were $0.935{\pm}0.006,\;1.031{\pm}0.007,\;1.054{\pm}0.0005$. The collected data were not enough to calculate average, the output factors for 15MV photon beam with field size of $5{\times}5cm,\;15{\times}15cm,\;20{\times}20cm\;were\;0.941{\pm}0.008,\;1.032{\pm}0.004,\;1.049{\pm}0.014$. There was seven institutions $e{\times}ceeding$ tolerance when monitor unit values calculated from treatment planning system and manually were compared. The measured average MU values for the machines calibrated at SAD setup were 3 MU and 5 MU higher than the machines calibrated at SSD for 6 MV and 10 MV, respectively except the wedge case. When the wedges were inserted, the MU values to deliver 100 cGy to 5 cm depends on manufactures. When the same wedge angle was used, Siemens machine requires more MUs then Varian machine. Conclusion: In this study, photon beam data are collected and analyzed to provide a baseline value for chocking beam data and the accuracy of dose calculation for a treatment planning system.

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Chamber to Chamber Variations of a Cylindrical Ionization Chamber for the Calibration of an $^{192}Ir$ Brachytherapy Source Based on an Absorbed Dose to Water Standards (물흡수선량 표준에 기반한 $^{192}Ir$ 근접치료 선원 교정 시 원통형 이온함의 이온함 간 변화)

  • Kim, Seong-Hoon;Huh, Hyun-Do;Choi, Sang-Hyun;Kim, Chan-Hyeong;Min, Chul-Hee;Shin, Dong-Oh;Choi, Jin-Ho
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.7-13
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    • 2009
  • This work is for the preliminary study for the calibration of an $^{192}Ir$ brachytherapy source based on an absorbed dose to water standards. In order to calibrate brachytherapy sources based on absorbed dose to water standards using a clyndirical ionization chamber, the beam quality correction factor $k_{Q,Q_0}$ is needed. In this study $k_{Q,Q_0}s$ were determined by both Monte carlo simulation and semiexperimental methods because of the realistic difficulties to use primary standards to measure an absolute dose at a specified distance. The 5 different serial numbers of the PTW30013 chamber type were selected for this study. While chamber to chamber variations ran up to maximum 4.0% with the generic $k^{gen}_{Q,Q_0}$, the chamber to chamber variations were within a maximum deviation of 0.5% with the individual $k^{ind}_{Q,Q_0}$. The results show why and how important ionization chambers must be calibrated individually for the calibration of $^{192}Ir$ brachytherapy sources based on absorbed dose to water standards. We hope that in the near future users will be able to calibrate the brachytherapy sources in terms of an absorbed dose to water, the quantity of interest in the treatment, instead of an air kerma strength just as the calibration in the high energy photon and electron beam.

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Central Axis Percentage Depth-Dose in a Water Phantom Irradiated by Conventional X-rays (Water Phantom 속 Conventional X-ray 중심축상의 깊이 선량 백분율)

  • Kim, Wuon-Shik;Hah, Suck-Ho;Hwang, Sun-Tae;Oh, Jang-Jin;Jun, Jae-Shik
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 1987
  • Central axis percentage depth-doses, P(%), were measured at the points from the 2.5cm depth of reference point to 20 cm depth with 2.5 cm interval. Distance from the X-ray target to the water phantom($30{\times}30{\times}30cm^3$) surface was 1 m, and at this point three different beam sizes of $5cm{\phi},\;10cm{\phi},\;and\;15cm{\phi}$ were used. While the X-ray tube voltage varied from 150 to 250 kV, the tube current remained constant at 5 mA. Absorbed dose rate in water, $\dot{D}_w$, was determined using the air kerma calibration factor, $N_k$, which was derived from the exposure calibration factor, $N_x$, of the NE 2571 ion chamber. The reference exposure rate, $\dot{X}_c$, was measured using the Exradin A-2 ion chamber calibrated at ETL, Japan. The half value layers of the X-rays determined to meet ETL calibration qualities. The absorbed dose rates determined at the calibration point were compared to the values obtained from Burlin's general cavity theory, and the percentage depth-dose values determined from $N_k$ showed a good agreement with the values of the published depth dose data(BJR Suppl. 17).

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A New Approach for the Calculation of Neutron Dose Equivalent Conversion Coefficients for PMMA Slab Phantom (PMMA 평판형 팬텀에서의 중성자 선량당량 환산계수의 새로운 계산법)

  • Kim, Jong-Kyung;Kim, Jong-Oh
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.297-311
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    • 1996
  • ANSI decided PMMA slab phantom as a calibration phantom and introduced a conversion coefficient calculation method for it. For photon, the conversion coefficient can be obtained by using backscatter factor and conversion coefficient of the ICRU tissue cube and backscatter factor of the PMMA slab. For neutron, however, the ANSI has not introduced any conversion coefficient calculation method for the PMMA slab. In this work, the ANSI method for the photon conversion coefficient calculation was applied to the neutron conversion coefficient calculation of the PMMA slab. Quality weighted tissue kerma of neutron was applied to calculate the backscatter factors on the ICRU cube and the PMMA slab. The dose conversion coefficient of the ICRU cube was also calculated by using MCNP code. Then, the dose conversion coefficient of the PMMA slab was calculated from two backscatter factors and the dose conversion coefficient of the ICRU cube. The discrepancies of the dose conversion coefficients of the PMMA slab and the ICRU cube were less than 10% except 1eV(20%), 1keV(17%), and 4 MeV(16%).

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