• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.317-323
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• 2009

6 MeV 전자빔과 같은 저메가전압 전자빔 교정 시에 물흡수선량에 기반한 선량측정 체계에선 평행평판형 이온함을 사용하도록 하고 있다. 이러한 전자 에너지 범위에선 원통형 이온함을 정기적 기준 선량측정으로서 사용되어서는 안되지만, 사용자 편의상 임시적 사용 가능성에 대해 살펴보고자 하였다. 본 연구에선 빔 선질 $R_{50}=2.25\;g/cm^2$인 명목 에너지 6 MeV 전자빔의 경우에 원통형 이온함인 PTW30013 이온함의 사용가능성에 대해 조사하였다. 2차 표준기관인 식품의약품안전청(KFDA)으로부터 10개 이온함에 대해 물흡수선량 교정인자 $N_{D,W,Q_0}$를 받았다. 교차교정된 평행평판형 ROOS 이온함으로 6 MeV 전자빔에 대해 측정한 선량값을 사용하여 "임시적" $k_{Q,Q_0}$값을 구하였다. 10개의 이온함에 대해 평균한 값인 "0.9352"를 해당 선질에 대한 이온함의 $k_{Q,Q_0}$로 간주하여 흡수선량을 계산하였다. ROOS 이온함으로 측정한 선량값과 최대 2% 범위 안에서 일치하였다. 사용자 편의상 원통형 이온함을 사용해야 하는 경우에 이 "0.9352" 값을 본 연구의 빔선질과 이온함에 대한 빔선질보정인자로서 임시적으로 사용할 수 있으리라고 본다.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.41-54
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• 1996

The secondary electrons developed by interaction between primary beam and a tray mounted for blocks in Megavoltage irradiation result in excess soft radiation dose to the surface layer. To reduce this electron contamination, electron filters have been used to be attached under a tray. Various filters with Cu and Al plates in six different thickness and Cu/Al combined plates in 3 different thickness were tested to measure the reduction rate of secondary electron contamination to the surface layer. The measurement to find optimal filter was performed on 6MV linear accelerator in $10 cm{\times}10 cm$ field size and fixed 78.5cm source to measurement points distance from surface to maximum build up point in 2mm intervals. The result was analyzed as the ratio of measured doses with using filters, to standard doses of measured open beam. The result of this study was fellowing : 1. The contaminated low energy radiation were mainly produced by blocking tray. 2. The surface absorbed dose was slowly increased by increasing irradiation field size but rapidly increased at field size above $15cm{\times}15cm$. 3. Al plate upto 2.5mm thickness used as a filter was found to be inadequate due to the failure of reduction of the surface absorbed dose below doses of the under surface upto the maximal build up. Cu 0.5mm plate and Cu 0.28mm/A1 1.5mm compound plate were found to be optimal filters. 4. By using these 2 filters, the absorbed dose to the surface were effectively reduced $5.5\%$ in field size $4cm{\times}4cm,\;11.3\%$ in field size $10cm{\times}10cm,\;22.3\%$ in field size $25cm{\times}25cm$. 5. In field size $10cm{\times}10cm$, the absorbed dose to the surface of irradiation was reduced by setting TSD 20cm at least,. but effective and enough dose reduction could be achieved by setting TSD 30cm as 2 optimal filters used. 6. More surface dose absorbed at TSD less than 7.4cm with a tray and filters together indicated that soft radiation was also developed by filters. 7. The variation of PDD by the different size of irradiation field was minimal as 2 optimal filters used. There was also not different in variation of PDD according to using any of two different filters. 8. PDD was not effected either by various TSD or by using the different filter among two.