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Monitor Unit calculation through Excell program

Excell 프로그램을 통한 치료선량(M. U) 계산

  • Lim, Guang-Chae (Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Eun-Ju (Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Sun-Hang (Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital)
  • 임광채 (순천향대학병원 방사선종양학과 방사선치료) ;
  • 조은주 (순천향대학병원 방사선종양학과 방사선치료) ;
  • 조선행 (순천향대학병원 방사선종양학과 방사선치료)
  • Published : 1999.12.01
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Abstract

Verifying the treatment value(Monitor Unit) unnecessarily involves too many simple and repetitive calculation processes, that is, individual computation process using the data(PDD value, Scp Factor, SSD Factor, Tray Factor) on the data book. We intend to minimize the time required to check the Monitor Unit through computerized calculation. Using $^{\ast}(multiplication)$, /(division), +(sum), if function, among others, which are present in the Excell program, MS office program, the Monitor Unit was obtainable through A/P value, Scp Factor and PDD value, Wedge Factor. From the verification of the computations of Monitor Unit for 60 patients previously treated, we were able to obtain an error rate of ${\pm}0.028MU$. Computerized calculation of the Monitor Unit could save the burden of Technologist.

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