• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2018

This work reports the acceptance testing and commissioning experience of the Robotic Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) M6 system with a newly released $InCise^{TM}2$ Multileaf Collimator (MLC) installed at the Yonsei Cancer Center. Acceptance testing included a mechanical interdigitation test, leaf positional accuracy, leakage check, and End-to-End (E2E) tests. Beam data measurements included tissue-phantom ratios (TPRs), off-center ratios (OCRs), output factors collected at 11 field sizes (the smallest field size was $7.6mm{\times}7.7mm$ and largest field size was $115.0mm{\times}100.1mm$ at 800 mm source-to-axis distance), and open beam profiles. The beam model was verified by checking patient-specific quality assurance (QA) in four fiducial-inserted phantoms, using 10 intracranial and extracranial patient plans. All measurements for acceptance testing satisfied manufacturing specifications. Mean leaf position offsets using the Garden Fence test were found to be $0.01{\pm}0.06mm$ and $0.07{\pm}0.05mm$ for X1 and X2 leaf banks, respectively. Maximum and average leaf leakages were 0.20% and 0.18%, respectively. E2E tests for five tracking modes showed 0.26 mm (6D Skull), 0.3 mm (Fiducial), 0.26 mm (Xsight Spine), 0.62 mm (Xsight Lung), and 0.6 mm (Synchrony). TPRs, OCRs, output factors, and open beams measured under various conditions agreed with composite data provided from the manufacturer to within 2%. Patient-specific QA results were evaluated in two ways. Point dose measurements with an ion chamber were all within the 5% absolute-dose agreement, and relative-dose measurements using an array ion chamber detector all satisfied the 3%/3 mm gamma criterion for more than 90% of the measurement points. The Robotic IMRT M6 system equipped with the $InCise^{TM}2$ MLC was proven to be accurate and reliable.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2016

This paper aims to verify the clinical feasibility of a custom-made film created by a laser cutting tool for End-to-End (E2E) quality assurance in robotic intensity modulated radiation therapy system. The custom-made film was fabricated from the Gafchromic EBT3 film with the size of $8^{{\prime}{\prime}}{\times}10^{{\prime}{\prime}}$ using a drawing that is identical to the shape and scale of the original E2E film. The drawing was created by using a computer aided design program with the image file, which is obtained by scanning original E2E film. Beam delivery and evaluations were respectively performed with the original film and the custom-made film using fixed-cone collimator on three tracking modes: 6D skull (6DS), Xsight spine (XS), and Xsight lung (XL). The differences between total targeting errors of the original and custom-made films were recorded as 0.17 mm, 0.3 mm, and 0.17 mm at 6DS, XS, and XL tracking modes, respectively. This indicates that the custom-made film could yield nearly equivalent results to those of the original E2E film, given the uncertainties caused by distortions during film scanning and vibrations associated with film cutting. By confirming the clinical feasibility of a custom-made film for E2E testing, it can be expected that economic efficiency of the testing will increase accordingly.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2014

목 적 : 세기변조방사선치료에서(Intensity modulated radiation therapy,IMRT) 6D robotic couch의 pitch 와 roll 변화에 따른 선량전달의 정확성을 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : Trilogy(Varian Medical Systems, USA)와 6D robotic couch(ProturaTM 1.4, CIVCO, USA)를 사용하여 골반부위의 세기변조방사선치료를 진행한 14명의 환자를 대상으로 영상유도 시 발생한 pitch 와 roll 방향의 오차 값과 발생빈도를 분석하였다. 오차의 변화에 따른 선량전달 정확성의 차이를 평가하기 위해 pitch 와 roll의 변화가 $0^{\circ}$인 상태의 측정치를 기준으로 각각 $1.0^{\circ}$, $1.5^{\circ}$, $2.0^{\circ}$, $2.5^{\circ}$로 변화시킨 경우에 대하여 2차원 이온전리함 배열 검출기(I'mRT Matrixx, IBA Dosimetry,Germany)와 MultiCube Phantom(IBA Dosimetry, Germany)를 이용하여 측정 후 감마지수(3 mm, 3%)의 비교평가를 실시하였다. 실험에는 Dynamic Multi-Leaf Collimator의 sliding window기법을 사용한 3명의 자궁경부암 치료계획을 적용하였다. 결 과 : 대상 환자의 영상(3D/3D Match 78건, 2D/2D match 79건)을 분석한 결과 pitch 와 roll의 평균 오차값은 $0.9^{\circ}{\pm}0.7$, $0.5^{\circ}{\pm}0.6$, 최대 값은 $2.8^{\circ}$, $2.0^{\circ}$로 분석되었고, 최소값은 pitch 와 roll 모두 $0^{\circ}$으로 나타났다. 각각의 조건에서 측정된 선량전달에 대하여 감마지수를 이용하여 비교한 결과, pitch가 $1.0^{\circ}$, $1.5^{\circ}$, $2.0^{\circ}$, $2.5^{\circ}$일 때 gamma pass rate의 평균은 각각 97.75%, 96.65%, 94.38%, 90.91%, roll의 경우 $1.0^{\circ}$, $1.5^{\circ}$, $2.0^{\circ}$, $2.5^{\circ}$에서 평균 93.68%, 93.05%, 87.77%, 84.96%로 나타났고, pitch 와 roll을 동시에 변화시킨 경우 $1.0^{\circ}$, $1.5^{\circ}$, $2.0^{\circ}$에서 평균 94.90%, 92.37%, 87.88%의 결과 값을 얻었다. 결 론 : 대상 환자의 영상 유도 시 pitch 와 roll의 오차 발생률은 전체 치료 횟수에서 각각 82.20%, 72.20%로 분석되었고, 감마지수를 통해 오차 값이 커질수록 선량전달의 정확성이 낮아진다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 세기변조방사선치료 시 선량전달의 정확성을 높이기 위해서는 정확한 자세잡이와 더블어 적절한 영상유도를 통해서 pitch 와 roll 방향으로 발생할 수 있는 오차를 줄이도록 노력해야 할 것으로 사료된다.