Study of a plastic scintillating plate-based quality assurance system for pencil beam scanning proton beams.
J Cancer Res Ther
; 20(1): 85-92, 2024 Jan 01.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a plastic scintillating plate-based beam monitoring system to perform quality assurance (QA) measurements in pencil beam scanning proton beam.METHODS:
Single spots and scanned fields were measured with the high-resolution dosimetry system, consisting of a plastic scintillation plate coupled to a camera in a dark box at the isocenter. The measurements were taken at 110-190 MeV beam energies with 30° gantry angle intervals at each energy. Spot positions were determined using the plastic scintillating plate-based dosimetry system at the isocenter for 70-230 MeV beam energies with 30° gantry angle intervals. The effect of gantry angle on dose distribution was also assessed by determining the scanning pattern for daily QA and 25 fields treated with intensity-modulated proton therapy.RESULTS:
Spot size, field flatness, and field symmetry of plastic scintillating plate-based dosimetry system were consistent with EBT3 at all investigated energies and angles. In all investigated energies and angles, the spot size measured was ±10% of the average size of each energy, the spot position measured was within ±2 mm, field flatness was within ±2%, and field symmetry was within ±1%. The mean gamma passing rates with the 3%/3 mm gamma criterion of the scanning pattern and 25 fields were 99.2% and 99.8%, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
This system can be effective for QA determinations of spot size, spot position, field flatness, and field symmetry over 360° of gantry rotation in a time- and cost-effective manner, with spatial resolution comparable to that of EBT3 film.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Terapia de Protones
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
J Cancer Res Ther
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
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TERAPEUTICA
Año:
2024
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Article