10 MV X-ray Beam Dosimetry by Water and White Polystyrene Phantom

물과 백색폴리스티렌 팬텀에 의한 10 MV X-선 빔 선량계측

  • Kim, Jong-Eon (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Cha, Byung-Youl (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Kang, Sang-Sik (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Park, Ji-Koon (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Sin, Jeong-Wook (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, So-Yeong (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Jo, Seong-Ho (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Son, Dae-Woong (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Choi, Chi-Won (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Park, Chang-Hee (Department of Radiation, Daegu Health College) ;
  • Yoon, Chun-Sil (Department of Physics, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Duk (Department of Physics, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Park, Byung-Do (Department of Physics, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Published : 2008.03.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to get the correction factor to correct the measured values of the absolute absorbed dose proportional to the water equivalent depth. The measurement conditions in white polystyrene and water phantoms for 10MV X-ray beam are that the distance of source to center of ionization chamber is fixed at SAD 100 cm, the field sizes are $10{\times}10\;cm^2$, $20{\times}20\;cm^2$ and the depths are 2.3 cm, 5 cm, 10 cm, and 15 cm, respectively. The mean value of ionization was obtained by three times measurements in each field size and depths after delivering 100 MU from linear accelerator with output of 400 MU per min to the two phantoms. The correction factor and the percentage deviation in TPR were obtained below 0.97% and 0.53%, respectively. Therefore, we can get high accuracy by using the correction factor and the percentage deviation in TPR in measuring the absolute absorbed dose with the solid water equivalent phantom.

본 연구의 목적은 고체물등가팬텀을 사용하여 절대흡수선량을 측정할 때 물등가깊이에 비례되는 측정값을 보정하기 위한 보정인자를 구하는데 있다. 10MV X-선 빔에 대하여 백색폴리스티렌팬텀과 물팬텀에서 측정의 조건들은 선원 대 전리조 중심까지의 거리를 SAD 100 cm로 고정하였고, 조사면 크기(field size)는 각각 $10{\times}10\;cm^2$, $20{\times}20\;cm^2$를 사용하였으며, 깊이는 각각 2.3 cm, 5 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm를 사용한 것이다. 두 개의 팬텀에 대하여 분당 400 MU의 출력을 갖는 선형가속기로부터 100 MU의 전달로 각각의 조사면 크기와 깊이들에서 3번 측정으로 취득된 전리의 평균값을 측정값으로 얻었다. 이 실험으로부터 보정인자와 TPR에서 퍼센트 편차는 각각 0.97%, 0.53% 이하를 얻었다. 따라서, 고체물등가팬텀을 사용한 절대흡수선량 측정 시에는 보정인자와 TPR에서 퍼센트 편차를 사용하여 보정을 행하면 높은 정확도를 얻을 수 있다.

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