• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.26-30
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• 2008

Objective : The authors developed a stereotactic device for irradiation of small animals with Leksell Gamma Knife Model C. Development and verification procedures were described in this article. Methods : The device was designed to satisfy three requirements. The mechanical accuracy in positioning was to be managed within 0.5 mm. The strength of the device and structure were to be compromised to provide enough strength to hold a small animal during irradiation and to interfere the gamma ray beam as little as possible. The device was to be used in combination with the Leksell G-$frame^{(R)}$ and $KOPF^{(R)}$ rat adaptor. The irradiation point was determined by separate imaging sequences such as plain X-ray images. Results : The absolute dose rate with the device in a Leksell Gamma Knife was 3.7% less than the value calculated from Leksell Gamma $Plan^{(R)}$. The dose distributions measured with $GAFCHROMIC^{(R)}$ MD-55 film corresponded to those of Leksell Gamma $Plan^{(R)}$ within acceptable range. The device was used in a series of rat experiments with a 4 mm helmet of Leksell Gamma Knife. Conclusion : A stereotactic device for irradiation of small animals with Leksell Gamma Knife Model C has been developed so that it fulfilled above requirements. Absorbed dose and dose distribution at the center of a Gamma Knife helmet are in acceptable ranges. The device provides enough accuracy for stereotactic irradiation with acceptable practicality.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.144-145
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• 2002

Stereotactic radiotherapy is required to irradiate a small tumor accurately. The radiotherapy showing improves when making an accidental error little boundlessly. It is performed according to treatment planning that is established by the outside landmark of head. At present, when stereotactic radiotherapy for a head is done, the Leksell Flame is fixed on the head, and positioning based on the point and so on which it is in that fixed implement is performed. However, there are problems on the method done at present in the point such as reappearance when the fractionated irradiation method in which the Leksell Flame is removed and installed at every treatment is done because there are landmarks outside the head. Landmarks in the skull were decided, and that precision was examined for the purpose of the improvement of the radiation therapeutic gain. Linac-graphy with longitudinal and lateral view were taken with 6 MV photon beams. A distance to base point inside the skull, each film measured the angle from a center of the small irradiation field, and comparison was done. From the results, a large accidental error wasn't seen as a result of the measurement by every film. Stereotactic radiotherapy for a head treatment had an accidental error of about several millimeters when treatment positioning was done. Therefore, it was thought that there was no problem about an accidental error to arise by putting a landmark in the skull. And, because an accidental error was easy to discover, we thought that modification could be done easily. It was suggested that a landmark in the skull on thus study were useful for improvement of stereotactic radiotherapy.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.146-153
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• 1994

A modified irradiation technique utilizing a linear accelerator for radiation surgery within the brain was performed in 41 cases of patients with anteriovenous malformation(AVM), astrocytoma, meningioma. etc. The treatment planning and dosimetry of small field for stereotactic radiosurgery with 10 MV X-ray isocentically mounted linear accelerator will be presented dose with field size, the central axis persent depth dose and the combined moving beam dose distribution. The three dimensional dose planning of stereotactic focusing irradiation on small size tumor region was perfomed with dose planning computer system(Therac 2300) and was verified with film dosimetry. The more the number of strip and the wider the angle of arc rotation, the larger were the dose delivered on tumor and the less the dose to surrounding the normal tissues. In this study, the using machine and method was as fellowing. 1) Apparatus : NELAC-1018 10MV X-ray 2) Strip No. : Select the 5-7 strips 3) Cone and field size are from $1{\times}1cm^2$ to $3.5{\times}3.5cm^2$, and special circular cone designed for the purpose of minimized the risk to normal tissue and those size are $0.7{\~}3.6cm{\phi}$.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.265-275
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• 2015

Despite the increasing use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and stereotactic radiation surgery (SRS) in recent years, the biological base of these high-dose hypo-fractionated radiotherapy modalities has been elusive. Given that most human tumors contain radioresistant hypoxic tumor cells, the radiobiological principles for the conventional multiple-fractionated radiotherapy cannot account for the high efficacy of SBRT and SRS. Recent emerging evidence strongly indicates that SBRT and SRS not only directly kill tumor cells, but also destroy the tumor vascular beds, thereby deteriorating intratumor microenvironment leading to indirect tumor cell death. Furthermore, indications are that the massive release of tumor antigens from the tumor cells directly and indirectly killed by SBRT and SRS stimulate anti-tumor immunity, thereby suppressing recurrence and metastatic tumor growth. The reoxygenation, repair, repopulation, and redistribution, which are important components in the response of tumors to conventional fractionated radiotherapy, play relatively little role in SBRT and SRS. The linear-quadratic model, which accounts for only direct cell death has been suggested to overestimate the cell death by high dose per fraction irradiation. However, the model may in some clinical cases incidentally do not overestimate total cell death because high-dose irradiation causes additional cell death through indirect mechanisms. For the improvement of the efficacy of SBRT and SRS, further investigation is warranted to gain detailed insights into the mechanisms underlying the SBRT and SRS.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.403-409
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• 1995

목적 : 정위적방사선수술시 방사선조사가 이루어지기 전에 두개내의 정위적 표적을 실제 치료위치에서 직접 확인해서 방사선수술의 안정성과 정확성을 높이고자 함. 방법 : 실제 환자의 치료전에 두부의 인체모형의 조각들 사이에 선량측정용 필름을 넣고 가는 침의 끝으로 찌른 부분을 가상적인 표적으로 삼아 컴퓨터단층촬영용 localizer 를 달고 컴퓨터단층촬영을 한 후 방사선수술용컴퓨터로 영상획득을 해서 가상적 표적점의 정위적좌표를 구한다. 이어서 두부의 인체모형을 선형가속기의 table 에 고정시키고 앞에서 구한 표적점의 좌표에 선형가속기의 laser isocenter 를 일치시킨 후 혈관촬영용 localizer 를 달고 전후와 좌우방향의 사진을 찍는다. 이렇게 찍은 port 필름의 분석으로 얻은 정위적좌표와 컴퓨터단층 촬영의 영상획득 (image acquisition) 으로 이미 구한 정위적좌표를 비교해서 차이를 교정해 준 뒤 3 개의 arc 로 정위적 방사선수술을 시행하고 두부의 인체모형에 삽입되었던 필름을 현상하여 선량분포의 중심과 가는 침으로 만든 구멍으로 표시된 표적점의 거리를 필름농도계를 이용하여 측정한다. 실제 환자치료시에도 컴퓨터단층촬영용 localizer 와 혈관촬영용 localizer 를 써서 정위적좌표를 구하는 과정은 인체모형을 이용한 연구에서와 같다. 두 좌표의 차이를 교정한 후 실제 치료로 진행한다. 결과 : 인체모형연구에서는 선량분포의 중심과 표적점의 차이가 0.3 mm 로 잘 일치했다. 실제 환자 1 예 에서는 컴퓨터단층촬영의 영상으로 부터 구한 isocenter 의 좌표와 실제 치료위치에서 혈관촬영용 localizer 를 이용하여 구한 isocenter 의 좌표가 0.6 mm 의 차이를 보여 잘 일치하였다. 결론 : 방사선수술시 정위적 표적점을 방사선조사전에 치료위치에서 확인하므로써 방사선 수술과정의 정확성과 안전성을 높일 수 있었다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.53-62
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• 1992

최근 두개부 종양의 방사성물질의 자입과 방사선입체조사에 의한 뇌수술이 개발되어 의료계 에 많은 관심을 끌고 있다. 또한 방사선수술등은 비관혈적인 체외조사이므로 뇌정위수술용 좌표계의 전산화단층촬영을 이용한 표적중심결정이 매우 중요하다. 현재 알려진 방법은 뇌정위수술용좌표계의 전산화단층찰영에 대한 직교성하에서 비교적 정확하게 표적의 위치를 결정하게 되나, 임상현장에서 직교성유지는 실제 어려운 실정이다. 이에 필자들은 임의의 비직교성 스켄하에서 정확한 표적좌표를 얻기위한 알고리즘을 사용하였으며, 표적오차는 평균 0.02$\pm$0.3mm를 보였다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

Objective : The incidence and prevalence of spinal metastases are increasing, and although the role of radiation therapy in the treatment of metastatic tumors of the spine has been well established, the same cannot be said about the role of stereotactic radiosurgery. Herein, the authors present a systematic review regarding the value of spinal stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of spinal metastasis. Methods : A systematic literature search for stereotactic radiosurgery of spinal metastases was undertaken. Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Education (GRADE) working group criteria was used to evaluate the qualities of study datasets. Results : Thirty-one studies met the study inclusion criteria. Twenty-three studies were of low quality, and 8 were of very low quality according to the GRADE criteria. Stereotactic radiosurgery was reported to be highly effective in reducing pain, regardless of prior treatment. The overall local control rate was approximately 90%. Additional asymptomatic lesions may be treated by stereotactic radiosurgery to avoid further irradiation of neural elements and further bone-marrow suppression. Stereotactic radiosurgery may be preferred in previously irradiated patients when considering the radiation tolerance of the spinal cord. Furthermore, residual tumors after surgery can be safely treated by stereotactic radiosurgery, which decreases the likelihood of repeat surgery and accompanying surgical morbidities. Encompassing one vertebral body above and below the involved vertebrae is unnecessary. Complications associated with stereotactic radiosurgery are generally self-limited and mild. Conclusion : In the management of spinal metastasis, stereotactic radiosurgery appears to provide high rates of tumor control, regardless of histologic diagnosis, and can be used in previously irradiated patients. However, the quality of literature available on the subject is not sufficient.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.137-145
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• 1992

전산화단층촬영에 근거를 둔 3차원선량계산은 소형의 뇌종양에 대한 방사선수술에 있어서 가장 기본이 된다. 본 연구의 방사선수술 프로그램은 전산화단층촬영을 통해 표적 위치, 크기와 모양을 3차원공간에서 결정하고 최적조사면적을 구할 수 있었다. 방사선수술의 선량은 선형가속기의 6메가볼트 고에너지 광자선을 이중 비공면의 회전조사를 가상두부에 실시하여 계산된 3차원적 선량분포와 필름선량계의 실측선량을 비교한 바 거의 일치됨을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 방사선수술에서 $80\%$에서 $50\%$까지 선량곡선의 기울기는 전회전각이 1120도 일때 10 mm 조사면적에서 약 $16.7\%$/mm 였고 30 mm 에서 는 $13.0\%$/mm를 보였다. 또한 표적 주위의 선량분포는 표적내 최대선량값이 $90\%$ 에서 $50\%$ 까지 선량분포의 최대폭은 직경 10 mm조사면에서 2.3 mm를 나타내었으며, $90\%$에서 $20\%$까지의 거리는 5.6 mm를 나타내었으며, 30 mm직경의 조사면에서는 각각 3.5 mm와 9.8 mm를 보였다. 이러한 선량분포의 급격한 기울기는 방사선수술시 표적주위의 치명부위의 손상을 최소화하기 위한 선량최적화 작업에 지침이 될 것으로 생각되며, 또한 방사선수술방법의 차이에 따라 비교자료가 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.89-94
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• 1998

자기공명영상을 정위적 방사선 수술에 이용하기 위한 우선 과제로 비교적 균일한 phantom에서 자기공명영상으로 구한 정위적 표적점이 실제 방사선수술시의 방사선 빔의 isocenter와 일치하는지 확인하고자 하였다. 무 속에 임의의 표적점이 표시된 선량측정용 필름을 끼우고 head ring 을 고정시킨 다음 자기공명영상올 얻어 방사선 수술용 planning computer 로 표적점의 정위적 좌표를 구한 다음 실제 치료와 같이 무 phantom 을 테이블에 고정한 후 구해진 표적점의 좌표를 isocenter로 하여 방사선을 조사하고 필름을 현상하여 필름에 표시한 표적점과 실제 방사선이 조사된 부위의 선량분포의 중심을 비교하였는데 오차가 0.5 mm 이내였다. 따라서 무와 같은 비교적 균일한 phantom 에서는 표적점과 실제 방사선이 조사된 부위의 선량분포의 중심이 잘 일치함을 알 수 있었다. 또 다른 방법으로 자기공명영상의 왜곡의 정도를 직접 확인하기 위해서 아크릴에 1 cm 간격으로 구멍을 뚫고 오일방울을 넣어준 후 아크릴 phantom을 무 속에 수평과 수직방향으로 삽입한 뒤 자기공명영상을 얻은 후 각각의 좌표를 구하여 자기공명영상의 수평과 수직방향에서 왜곡의 정도를 측정하였다. 결과는 균일한 물질 내에서는 7 cm 거리에서 0.4 mm 이내의 오차를 보여서 비교적 잘 일치하였다. 그런데 이 측정과정에서 device 자체와 digitizing 과정의 오차가 있는 것으로 판단되므로 더 정교한 device 의 제작이 필요한 것으로 생각된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.101-112
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• 1989

The treatment planning and dosimetry of small fields for stereotactic radiosurgery with 10 MV x-ray isocentrically mounted linear accelerator is presented. Special consideration in this study was given to the variation of absorbed dose with field size, the central axis percent depth doses and the combined moving beam dose distribution. The collimator scatter correction factors of small fields $(1\times1\~3\times3cm^2)$ were measured with ion chamber at a target chamber distance of 300cm where the projected fields were larger than the polystyrene buildup caps and it was calibrated with the tissue equivalent solid state detectors of small size (TLD, PLD, ESR and semiconductors). The central axis percent depth doses for $1\timesl\;and\;3\times3cm^2$ fields could be derived with the same acuracy by interpolating between measured values for larger fields and calculated zero area data, and it was also calibrated with semiconductor detectors. The agreement between experimental and calculated data was found to be under $2\%$ within the fields. The three dimensional dose planning of stereotactic focusing irradiation on small size tumor regions was performed with dose planning computer system (Therac 2300) and was verified with film dosimetry. The more the number of strips and the wider the angle of arc rotation, the larger were the dose delivered on tumor and the less the dose to surrounding the normal tissues. The circular cone, we designed, improves the alignment, minimizes the penumbra of the beam and formats ball shape of treatment area without stellate patterns. These dosimetric techniques can provide adequate physics background for stereotactic radiosurgery with small radiation fields and 10MV x-ray beam.