• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.177-179
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• 2002

We have developed a scheduling system for heavy ion radiotherapy considering the condition of three treatment rooms and treatment planning for each patient. This system consists of a database (patient information, treatment method and machine schedule), a schedule for radiotherapy and WEB server. All operation of this system, such as data input, to change and to view the schedule, are performed by using a WEB browser. In order to protect personal information for the patients, access privilege to each information are limited by according to the occupational category. This system is connected with a hospital central information management system (AMIDAS) and an irradiation-managing computer for the heavy ion radiotherapy. A basic information for the patient is got from AMIDAS and the daily schedule sends to the treatment control computer at each treatment room through the irradiation-managing computer every morning. The daily, weekly, monthly schedules in the treatment room and the treatment condition of each patient are shared on the WEB browser with the all participants of the heavy ion therapy. This system could be useful to save a time to generate a treatment schedule and to inform us the most up-to-date treatment schedule and the related information at the same time.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.413-422
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• 2019

Heavy ion particle, represented carbon ion, radiotherapy is currently most advanced radiation therapy technique. Conventional radiation therapy has made remarkable changes over a relatively short period of time and leading various developments such as intensity modulated radiation therapy, 4D radiation therapy, image guided radiation therapy, and high precisional therapy. However, the biological and physical superiority of particle radiation, represented by Bragg peak, can give the maximum dose to tumor and minimal dose to surrounding normal tissues in the treatment of cancers in various areas surrounded by radiation-sensitive normal tissues. However, despite these advantages, there are some limitations and factors to consider. First, there is not enough evidence, such as large-scale randomized, prospective phase III trials, for the clinical application. Secondly, additional studies are needed to establish a very limited number of treatment facilities, uncertainty about the demand for heavy particle treatment, parallel with convetional radiotherapy or indications. In addition, Bragg peak of the heavy particles can greatly reduce the dose to the normal tissues front and behind the tumor compared to the photon or protons. High precision and accuracy are needed for treatment planning and treatment, especially for lungs or livers with large respiratory movements. Currently, the introduction of the heavy particle therapy device is in progress, and therefore, it is expected that more research will be active.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2006

목 적: 최근 국내 방사선 치료의 발전 경향, 시설 장비와 인적 현황 등 인프라와 특징을 조사하고, 국내 방사선종양학분야의 발전 방향을 모색하려 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2006년도 방사선종양학과 전공의 지도 감독에 관한 실태 조사를 위하여 2006년 7월, 전문의, 전공의, 의학 물리사, 간호사, 방사선사 등 인력 및 치료 장비 인프라 조사와 함께 향후 확장 계획에 관한 조사를 실시하였다. 국내 61개 기관의 치료 시설 등급 결정은 IAEA 조사연구에서 사용한 기준에 따라서 분류하였다. 결 과: 2006년 7월 현재 한국에 설치된 방사선종양학과는 61개 병원이며, 132명의 전문의와 50명의 전공의를 포함하여 선량계산사 및 의학물리사 64명, 방사선사 369명 간호사 130명 등 745명의 인력이 2004년도 기준으로 28,789명 신환의 방사선치료 업무를 담당하고 있다. 방사선치료기는 메가볼티지 치료기가 104대 설치되어 있고 선형가속기가 96대, 코발트 원격치료기 2대, 토모치료기 3대, 사이버나이프가 2대, 한 대의 양성자 치료기가 설치되어 있다. 강내치료 장치는 41개 병원에 설치되어 있으며 이 중 35개 병원에서 고선량률 강내치료기, 6개 병원에서 저선량률 강내치료 장치가 설치 운영되고 있다. 국내 61개 병원의 IAEA기준에 따른 분류에서는 level 0이 2곳, level 1이 15곳, level 2가 19곳이고, level 3 즉 강도조절 방사선치료, 정위적 방사선치료, 수술 중 방사선치료가 가능한 시설이 25곳으로 매우 높은 질의 치료를 시행함을 보여준다. 결 론: 최근 치료시설과 방사선치료 관련 인적 인프라는 현저한 증가 추세에 있다. 즉, 선형가속기의 증가와 함께 코발트 치료기는 현격한 감소를 보이며 토모치료기, 사이버나이프 등 첨단 치료 장치가 증가하는 경향이다. 한국의 메가볼티지 치료기의 숫자는 인구 백만 명당 2.1대로서 향후 방사선치료의 필요성과 적응증이 계속 증가되는 추세에 있어서 치료기의 증가가 필요한 실정이다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2014

Purpose: To evaluate the usefulness of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for field modification during radiotherapy in esophageal cancer. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on 33 patients that underwent chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Pathologic findings were squamous cell carcinoma in 32 patients and adenocarcinoma in 1 patient. All patients underwent PET/CT scans before and during CRT (after receiving 40 Gy and before a 20 Gy boost dose). Response evaluation was determined by PET/CT using metabolic tumor volume (MTV), total glycolytic activity (TGA), MTV ratio (rMTV) and TGA ratio (rTGA), or determined by CT. rMTV and rTGA were reduction ratio of MTV and TGA between before and during CRT, respectively. Results: Significant decreases in MTV ($MTV_{2.5}$: mean 70.09%, p < 0.001) and TGA ($TGAV_{2.5}$: mean 79.08%, p < 0.001) were found between before and during CRT. Median $rMTV_{2.5}$ was 0.299 (range, 0 to 0.98) and median $rTGAV_{2.5}$ was 0.209 (range, 0 to 0.92). During CRT, PET/CT detected newly developed distant metastasis in 1 patient, and this resulted in a treatment strategy change. At a median 4 months (range, 0 to 12 months) after completion of CRT, 8 patients (24.2%) achieved clinically complete response, 11 (33.3%) partial response, 5 (15.2%) stable disease, and 9 (27.3%) disease progression. $SUV_{max}$ (p = 0.029), $rMTV_{50%}$ (p = 0.016), $rMTV_{75%}$ (p = 0.023) on intra-treatment PET were found to correlate with complete clinical response. Conclusion: PET/CT during CRT can provide additional information useful for radiotherapy planning and offer the potential for tumor response evaluation during CRT. $rMTV_{50%}$ during CRT was found to be a useful predictor of clinical response.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권24호
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• pp.10899-10903
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• 2015

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the benefits of 18F-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FGD-PET/CT) imaging for staging and radiotherapy planning in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: Thirty-seven head and neck cancer patients who had undergone definitive radiotherapy and PET/CT at the Uludag University Medical Faculty Department of Radiation Oncology were investigated in order to determine the role of PET/CT in staging and radiotherapy planning. Results: The median age of this patient group of 32 males and 5 females was 57 years (13-84years). The stage remained the same in 18 cases, decreased in 5 cases and increased in 14 cases with PET/CT imaging. Total gross tumor volume (GTV) determined by CT (GTVCT-Total) was increased in 32 cases (86.5%) when compared to total GTV determined by PET/CT (GTVPET/CT-Total). The GTV of the primary tumor determined by PET/CT (GTVPET/CT) was larger in 3 cases and smaller in 34 cases compared to that determined by CT (GTVCT). The GTV of lymph nodes determined by PET/CT (GTVLNPET/CT) was larger in 20 cases (54%) and smaller in 12 cases (32.5%) when compared to GTV values determined by CT (GTVLNCT). No pathological lymph nodes were observed in the remaining five cases with both CT and PET/CT. Conclusions: We can conclude that PET/CT can significantly affect both pretreatment staging and assessed target tumor volume in patients with head and neck cancer. We therefore recommend examining such cases with PEC/CT before treatment.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 1983

CT scans obtained on 15 patients of head and neck malignant tumors were evaluated for their utility in ratiotherapy treatment planning. To evaluate the advantage of incorporating CT scans in radiotherapy treatment planning of head and neck malignant tumors, the dose distributions of treatment plan with and without CT scan were compared in 15 patients. And then the dose distributions of the first and second treatment plan were compared. 1. Tumor extend and localization were clearly delineated on CT scan in 12 of 15 cases (80%), suggestive in 2 (13.3%), and not seen in only one (6.7%) which had been in the postoperative state. 2. Tumor coverage after CT scan was adequate in 14 of 15 cases (93.3%) and not in only one. In one case of inadequate tumor coverage the target volume lay inside the field but reached within 0.5cm of the field margin (marginal miss). 3. The volume of normal tissue irradiated was reduced after CT scan in 12 of 15 cases (80%), increased in 1 (6.7%) and not changed in 2 (13.3%). 4. We could maximize the local control of disease and minimize unnecessary morbidity by delineating the location and extent of tumor and normal tissue with CT for treatment plannings.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.183-186
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• 1986

고선량율을 이용한 자궁강내 치료시 정확하고 신속한 계산을 위하여 저자들은 개인용 컴퓨터를 이용하여 기준점의 선량분포 및 방사선조사 시간을 간편하게 계산할 수 있는 software를 개발하였다. 치료 계획용 software를 이용하여 짧은 시간내에 선량 분포 및 조사시간을 용이하고 정확하게 계산할 수 있으며, 고선량을 자궁경부암 임상적응에 효과적으로 이용할 수 있어서 보고한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.7743-7748
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• 2013

Background: To study the pattern of patient load, personnel and equipment resources from 30-years experience in Southern Thailand. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study collected secondary data from the Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the Songklanagarind Hospital Tumor Registry database, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, during the period of 1982-2012. Results: The number of new patients who had radiation treatment gradually increased from 121 in 1982 to 2,178 in 2011. Shortages of all kinds of personnel were demonstrated as compared to the recommendations, especially in radiotherapy technicians. In 2011, Southern Thailand, with two radiotherapy centers, had 0.44 megavoltage radiotherapy machines (cobalt or linear accelerator) per million of population. This number is suboptimal, but could be managed cost-effectively by prolonging machine operating times during personnel shortages. Conclusions: This study identified a discrepancy between workload and resources in one medical school radiotherapy center in Southern Thailand. This information is crucial for future strategic planning both regionally and nationally.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.11-12
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• 2002

Accidental overexposures by radiotherapy have gathered attention recently in Japan. The widely publicized accidents have occurred at the government official benefit society hospital and at the hospital affiliated to a medical school. The accident at the government official benefit society hospital occurred when one of two existing accelerators was renewed. A radiotherapy planning system was also introduced at that time. Then treatment planning for the old and the new linear accelerator was performed using the system. There were variations in wedge factors for the 30 degrees wedge filter between the old and the new linear accelerator. That is, the difference in the structure of the wedge filter (30 degrees) resulted in variations of the wedge factors between both accelerators. In order to keep strength, a lead board was backed to the lead wedge filter for the new linear accelerator, whereas the wedge filter for the old one was made of the iron. The X-ray attenuation of the iron wedge filter is smaller than that of the lead wedge filter. The basic beam data of the old linear accelerator, however, wasn't delivered properly between the user and the maker. Then, the accident took place because the same wedge factor was used for the old and the new linear accelerator. On the other hand, the accident which occurred at the university hospital was brought about by the input mistake in initialization of the computer system when a linear accelerator was introduced. The input mistake was found when the software of the system was updated. If the dose had been measured and confirmed adequately, the accidents could have been prevented in both cases.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.12-15
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• 2017

Among the possible stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) modalities used to treat patients with metastatic spinal tumors, this study compared Cyberknife, tomotherapy, and volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (VMAT). We established treatment plans for each of them modality and quantitatively analyzed the dose evaluation factors of the dose-volume histogram (DVH) for all spinal bones, focusing on the tumor and spinal cord, in order to examine the usefulness of VMAT. For the treatment planning dose, the mean dose ($D_{max}$) and $D_{5%}$ showed statistical differences in the target dose, but no difference was shown in the spinal cord dose. For the DVH indices, tomotherapy showed the best performance was the best in terms of uniformity index, while VMAT showed better performance was better than the other two modalities in terms of the conformity index and the dose gradient index. VMAT had a much shorter treatment time than Cyberknife and tomotherapy. These findings suggest that VMAT FFF is the most effective therapy for SBRT of patients with metastatic spinal tumors for whom a high dose of radiation is prescribed.