Progress in Medical Physics (한국의학물리학회지:의학물리)
- Volume 11 Issue 2
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- Pages.117-122
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- 2000
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- 2508-4445(pISSN)
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- 2508-4453(eISSN)
Application of an imaging plate to relative dosimetry of clinical x-ray beams
Imaging Plate를 이용한 의료용 광자선의 선량측정
Abstract
The IP(imaging plate) has been widely used to measure the two-dimensional distribution of incident radiation since it has a high sensitivity, reusability, a wide dynamic range, a high position resolution. Particularly, the easiness of acquiring digitized image using IP poses a strong merit because recent trend of data handling prefers image digitization. In order to test its usefulness in photon beam dosimetry, we measured the off-axis ratio(OAR) on portal planes and percent depth dose(PDD) within a phantom using IP, and compared the results with the data based on EGS4 Monte Carlo particle transport code, ion-chambers, conventional films. For the measurement, we used 6 MV X-rays, various field sizes. As a result, IP showed significant deviation from ion-chamber measurement: a significant overresponse, 100% greater than that of ion-chamber measurement at deep part of the phantom. Filtration of low-energy scattered photons at deep part of the phantom using 0.5 mm thick lead sheets did improve the result, only to the unacceptable extent. However, portal dose measurement showed possibilities of If as a dosimeter by showing errors less than 5%, as compared with film measurement.
해상도가 뛰어나며 디지털영상으로 저장하므로 공간에 제약을 받지 않으며 재사용이 가능하다는 장점으로 현재 국내 병원에서는 Imaging Plate(IP)가 필름을 대체해가고 있는 추세에 있다. 본 연구는 진단용으로 사용되는 If를 이용하여 치료영역에서 선량측정용도로의 가능성 여부를 알아보고자 하였다. 실험을 하는데 사용되었던 IP는 Fuji사의 ST-V