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Calculation of Neutron Energy Distribution from the Components of Proton Therapy Accelerator Using MCNPX (MCNPX를 이용한 양성자 치료기의 구성품에서 발생하는 중성자 에너지 분포계산)

  • Bae, Sang-Il;Shin, Sang-Hwa
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.13 no.7
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    • pp.917-924
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    • 2019
  • The passive scattering system nozzle of the proton therapy accelerator was simulated to evaluate the neutrons generated by each component in each nozzle by energy. The Monte Carlo N-Particle code was used to implement spread out Bragg peak with proton energy 220 MeV, reach 20 cm, and 6 cm length used in the treatment environment. Among the proton accelerator components, neutrons were the highest in scatterers, and the neutron flux decreased as it moved away from the central flux of the proton. This study can be used as a basic data for the evaluation of the radiation necessary for the maintenance and dismantling of proton accelerators.

Proton Beam Dosimetry Intercomparison

  • Fukumura, Akifumi;Kanai, Tatsuaki;Kanematsu, Nobuyuki;Yusa, Ken;Maruhashi, Akira;Nohtomi, Akihiro;Nishio, Teiji;Shimbo, Munefumi;Akagi, Takashi;Yanou, Toshihiro;Fukuda, Shigekazu;Hasegawa, Takashi;Kusano, Yohsuke;Masuda, Yasutaka
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2002.09a
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    • pp.252-254
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    • 2002
  • A new protocol for dosimetry in external beam radiotherapy is published by the Japan Society of Medical Physics (JSMP) in 2002. The protocol deals with proton and heavy ion beams as well as photon and electron beams, in accordance with IAEA Technical Report Series No. 398. To establish inter-institutional uniformity in proton beam dosimetry, an intercomparison program was carried out with the new protocol. The absorbed doses are measured with different cylindrical ionization chambers in a water phantom at a position of 30-mm residual range for a proton beam, that had range of 155 mm and a spread out Bragg peak (SOBP) of 60-mm width. As a result, the intercomparison showed that the use of the new protocol would improve the +/- 1.0 % (one standard deviation) and 2.7 % (maximum discrepancy) differences in absorbed doses stated by the participating institutions to +/- 0.3% and 0.9 %, respectively. The new protocol will be adopted by all of the participants.

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Comparison of Helical TomoTherapy with Linear Accelerator Base Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy for Head & Neck Cases (두경부암 환자에 대한 선량체적 히스토그램에 따른 토모치료외 선형가속기기반 세기변조방사선치료의 정량적 비교)

  • Kim, Dong-Wook;Yoon, Myong-Geun;Park, Sung-Yong;Lee, Se-Byeong;Shin, Dong-Ho;Lee, Doo-Hyeon;Kwak, Jung-Won;Park, So-Ah;Lim, Young-Kyung;Kim, Jin-Sung;Shin, Jung-Wook;Cho, Kwan-Ho
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.89-94
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    • 2008
  • TomoTherapy has a merit to treat cancer with Intensity modulated radiation and combines precise 3-D imaging from computerized tomography (CT scanning) with highly targeted radiation beams and rotating beamlets. In this paper, we comparing the dose distribution between TomoTherapy and linear accelerator based intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for 10 Head & Neck patients using TomoTherapy which is newly installed and operated at National Cancer Center since Sept. 2006. Furthermore, we estimate how the homogeneity and Normal Tissue Complication Probability (NTCP) are changed by motion of target. Inverse planning was carried out using CadPlan planning system (CadPlan R.6.4.7, Varian Medical System Inc. 3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1129, USA). For each patient, an inverse IMRT plan was also made using TomoTherapy Hi-Art System (Hi-Art2_2_4 2.2.4.15, TomoTherapy Incorporated, 1240 Deming Way, Madson, WI 53717-1954, USA) and using the same targets and optimization goals. All TomoTherapy plans compared favorably with the IMRT plans regarding sparing of the organs at risk and keeping an equivalent target dose homogeneity. Our results suggest that TomoTherapy is able to reduce the normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) further, keeping a similar target dose homogeneity.

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Dose Computational Time Reduction For Monte Carlo Treatment Planning

  • Park, Chang-Hyun;Park, Dahl;Park, Dong-Hyun;Park, Sung-Yong;Shin, Kyung-Hwan;Kim, Dae-Yong;Cho, Kwan-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2002.09a
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    • pp.116-118
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    • 2002
  • It has been noted that Monte Carlo simulations are the most accurate method to calculate dose distributions in any material and geometry. Monte Carlo transport algorithms determine the absorbed dose by following the path of representative particles as they travel through the medium. Accurate Monte Carlo dose calculations rely on detailed modeling of the radiation source. We modeled the effects of beam modifiers such as collimators, blocks, wedges, etc. of our accelerator, Varian Clinac 600C/D to ensure accurate representation of the radiation source using the EGSnrc based BEAM code. These were used in the EGSnrc based DOSXYZ code for the simulation of particles transport through a voxel based Cartesian coordinate system. Because Monte Carlo methods use particle-by-particle methods to simulate a radiation transport, more particle histories yield the better representation of the actual dose. But the prohibitively long time required to get high resolution and accuracy calculations has prevented the use of Monte Carlo methods in the actual clinical spots. Our ultimate aim is to develop a Monte Carlo dose calculation system designed specifically for radiation therapy planning, which is distinguished from current dose calculation methods. The purpose of this study in the present phase was to get dose calculation results corresponding to measurements within practical time limit. We used parallel processing and some variance reduction techniques, therefore reduced the computational time, preserving a good agreement between calculations of depth dose distributions and measurements within 5% deviations.

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Dosimetry by Using EBT2 Film for Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy (TSET) (전신 피부 전자선 치료(TSET)에서 EBT2 필름을 사용한 선량측정)

  • Hwang, Ui-Jung;Rah, Jeong-Eun;Jeong, Ho-Jin;Ahn, Sung-Hwan;Kim, Dong-Wook;Lee, Sang-Yeob;Lim, Young-Gyung;Yoon, Myong-Geun;Shin, Dong-Ho;Lee, Se-Byeong;Park, Sung-Young;Pyo, Hong-Ryull;Chung, Weon-Kuu
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.60-69
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    • 2010
  • For treatment of Total Skin Electron beam Therapy (TSET), measurement of dose at various conditions is need on the contrary to usual radiotherapy. When treating TSET with modified Stanford technique based on linear accelerator, the energy of treatment electron beam, the spatial dose distribution and the actual doses deposited on the surface of the patient were measured by using EBT2. The measured energy of the electron beam was agreed with the value that measured by ionization chamber, and the spatial dose distribution at the patient position and the doses at several point on the patient's skin could be easily measured by EBT2 film. The dose on the patient that was measured by EBT2 film showed good agreement with the data measured simultaneously by TLD. With the results of this study, it was proven that the EBT2 film can be one of the useful dosimeter for TSET.

Present Status of the Proton Therapy Project at the Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center

  • Kyo Kume;Shigekazu Fukuda;Sadayoshi.Fukumoto;Hisakazu Hamachi;Ha, Takashi.segawa;Satoshi Hatori;Yutaka Hayashi;Go Kagiya;Shuji Kakiuchi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2002.09a
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    • pp.171-173
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    • 2002
  • Present status of the proton therapy project at the Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center, Japan, is reported. Construction of the accelerator system was finished in 2001, followed by some trials of the production of the flat clinical irradiation field for the clinical usage. After the patient positioning system with X-ray CT was verified, the first clinical trial was started for two patients with prostate cancer.

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A Study of Radiation Exposure in Proton Therapy Facility (양성자치료기 가속기 시설에서의 작업종사자의 방사선 피폭 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Hoon;Shin, Dong-Ho;Yoon, Myong-Geun;Shin, Jung-Wook;Rah, Jeong-Eun;Kwak, Jung-Won;Park, Sung-Yong;Shin, Kyung-Hwan;Lee, Doo-Hyun;Ahn, Sung-Hwan;Kim, Dae-Yong;Cho, Kwan-Ho;Lee, Se-Byeong
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 2009
  • Proton therapy facility, which is recently installed at National Cancer Center in Korea, generally produces a large amount of radiation near cyclotron due to the secondary particles and radioisotopes caused by collision between proton and nearby materials during the acceleration. Although the level of radiation by radioisotope decreases in length of time, radiation exposure problem still exists since workers are easily exposed by a low level of radiation for a long time due to their job assignment for maintenance or repair of the proton facility. In this paper, the working environment near cyclotron, where the highest radiation exposure is expected, was studied by measuring the degree of radiation and its duration for an appropriate level of protective action guide. To do this, we measured the radiation change in the graphite based energy degrader, the efficiency of transmitted beam and relative activation degree of the transmission beam line. The results showed that while the level of radiation exposure around cyclotron and beam line during the operation is much higher than the other radiation therapy facilities, the radiation exposure rate per year is under the limit recommended by the law showing 1~3 mSv/year.

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Fabrication and Optimization of a Fiber-optic Dosimeter for Proton Beam Therapy Dosimetry (의료용 양성자선 계측을 위한 광섬유 방사선량계의 제작 및 최적화)

  • Jang, Kyoung-Won;Cho, Dong-Hyun;Yoo, Wook-Jae;Seo, Jeong-Ki;Lee, Bong-Soo;Hwang, Eui-Jung;Shin, Dong-Ho;Park, Sung-Yong
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.29-34
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    • 2010
  • In this study, we have fabricated a fiber-optic dosimeter for a proton beam therapy dosimetry. We have measured scintillating lights with the various kinds of organic scintillators and selected the BCF-12 as a sensor-tip material due to its highest light output and peak/plateau ratio. To determine the optimum diameter of BCF-12, we have measured scintillating lights according to the energy losses of proton beams in a water phantom. Also, we determined the adequate length of organic scintillator by measuring scintillating lights according to the incident angles of proton beam. Using an optimized fiber-optic dosimeter, we have measured scintillating lights according to the dose rates and monitor units of proton accelerator.

Current status of research on radionuclides used in nuclear mediccine (중성자선 실험 및 발암연구의 현황과 미래)

  • Kim, Hui-Seon
    • Radioisotope journal
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.46-60
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    • 2006
  • In recent years the progress of nuclear medicine advanced dramatically in imaging and targeted radionuclide therapy is able to open op exciting perspectives as standard diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, complementing conventional modalities. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) technology with FDG has been developed clinically in less than 10 years as a routine standard in oncological imaging, including a number of other fluorinated radiopharmaceuticals being evaluated for their ability to complement FDG. However, the limitation of FDG-PET such as non-specific uptake and its short half-life is not compatible with the time necessary for optimal tumour targeting. Therefore, a development of innovative positron-emitting radionuclides with half-lives longer than 10 h is needed. For therapeutic applications, the injection of higher activities is required to reach efficient adsorbed doses in radioresistant solid tumours, while limiting the irradiation of vital organs. In this application, the longer half-life of radiolsotopes are more fit well for radionuclide therapy. To achieve this, researches have to be carried in a largor spectrum of radionuclides for diagnosis and therapy. In the context of rapidly growing nuclear medicine and strong demanding innovative radionuclides, a high-energy (100 MeV), high-intensity (-mA) accelerator with proton (PEFF at KAFRI). will be operating in 2011. The priorities of PEFP will include supporting the nuclear medicine research community by providing those radionuclides with current limited availability by means of a high-energy, high-intensity accelerator.

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CURRENT RESEARCH ON ACCELERATOR-BASED BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY IN KOREA

  • Kim, Jong-Kyung;Kim, Kyung-O
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.531-544
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    • 2009
  • This paper is intended to provide key issues and current research outcomes on accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). Accelerator-based neutron sources are efficient to provide epithermal neutron beams for BNCT; hence, much research, worldwide, has focused on the development of components crucial for its realization: neutron-producing targets and cooling equipment, beam-shaping assemblies, and treatment planning systems. Proton beams of 2.5 MeV incident on lithium target results in high yield of neutrons at relatively low energies. Cooling equipment based on submerged jet impingement and micro-channels provide for viable heat removal options. Insofar as beam-shaping assemblies are concerned, moderators containing fluorine or magnesium have the best performance in terms of neutron accumulation in the epithermal energy range during the slowing-down from the high energies. NCT_Plan and SERA systems, which are popular dose distribution analysis tools for BNCT, contain all the required features (i.e., image reconstruction, dose calculations, etc.). However, detailed studies of these systems remain to be done for accurate dose evaluation. Advanced research centered on accelerator-based BNCT is active in Korea as evidenced by the latest research at Hanyang University. There, a new target system and a beam-shaping assembly have been constructed. The performance of these components has been evaluated through comparisons of experimental measurements with simulations. In addition, a new patient-specific treatment planning system, BTPS, has been developed to calculate the deposited dose and radiation flux in human tissue. It is based on MCNPX, and it facilitates BNCT efficient planning based via a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI).