Dose calculation for asymmetric photon fields with independent jaws and multileaf collimators.
We have developed a simple method for dose calculation in dual asymmetric open and irregular fields with four independent jaws and multileaf collimators. Our calculation method extends the scatter correction method of Kwa et al. [Med. Phys. 21, 1599-1604 (1994)] based on the principle of Day's equivalent-field calculation. The scatter correction factor was determined by the ratio of the derived doses of a smaller asymmetric open field or irregular field to a larger symmetric field. The algorithm with the scatter correction method can be calculated from output factors, tissue maximum ratios, and off-axis ratios for conventional symmetric fields. The doses calculated by this method were compared with the measured doses for various asymmetric open and irregular fields. The agreement between the calculated and measured doses for 4 and 10 MV photon beams was within 0.5% at the geometric center of the asymmetric open fields. For the asymmetric irregular fields with the same geometrical center, agreement within 1% was found in most cases.
Araki
F
F
Department of Radiological Technology, Kumamoto University College of Medical Science, Japan. araki@cms.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Ikeda
R
R
Moribe
N
N
Shirakawa
Y
Y
Hatemura
M
M
Shimonobou
T
T
Hirata
Y
Y
Takada
T
T
Takahashi
M
M
Matoba
M
M
D008433:Mathematics; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation