WE-G-BRB-04: BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY) - A Novel Multi-Point Plastic Scintillation Detector for in Vivo Dosimetry and Quality Assurance in Radiation Therapy.
Med Phys
; 39(6Part28): 3967, 2012 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To develop a novel multi-point plastic scintillation detector (mPSD) capable of accurately measuring dose at multiple positions simultaneously with the use of a single optical guide.METHODS:
We built a new generation of plastic scintillation detectors composed of multiple scintillating elements along a same optical transmission line. Three different scintillating fibers were optically coupled to a single collecting optical fiber. A primary challenge for this new type of detector is that the output signal is a superposition of multiple scintillation spectra and contaminating elements. Acquisition with a spectrometry setup allows for the implementation of a new hyperspectral approach that accounts for each light-emitting component separately, and allows spectral unmixing. The mPSD and an ion chamber were irradiated in a water phantom with a 6 MV photon beam. Profiles and depth-dose curves were measured and compared between detectors. This detector and the corresponding calibration approach were also applied to Ir- 192 HDR brachytherapy.RESULTS:
Doses measured with the mPSD were in good agreement with the ion chamber measurements for external beam irradiations. Average relative differences of (2.3±1.1)%, (1.6±0.4)% and (0.32±0.19)% were observed for each scintillating element. The mPSD measurements tended to be at least as accurate as published measurements from single-point PSDs. For the Ir-192 HDR brachytherapy application, the average difference between the treatment planning system and the measurements were (4.6±1.0)% per dwell-position and (2.1±1.0)% per catheter. The accuracy of each scintillating element was shown to depend on light attenuation and on the similarity of its scintillation spectrum in comparison to the other light emitters.CONCLUSIONS:
The feasibility and accuracy of mPSDs using a single transmission line was demonstrated. In addition to well-documented advantages of single-point PSDs, the multi-point capability of this single-fiber detector makes mPSDs a very promising new technique for quality assurance and on-line in vivo dosimetry.
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