Image guided IMRT dosimetry using anatomy specific MOSFET configurations.
We have investigated the feasibility of using a set of multiple MOSFETs in conjunction with the mobile MOSFET wireless dosimetry system, to perform a comprehensive and efficient quality assurance (QA) of IMRT plans. Anatomy specific MOSFET configurations incorporating 5 MOSFETs have been developed for a specially designed IMRT dosimetry phantom. Kilovoltage cone beam computed tomography (kV CBCT) imaging was used to increase the positional precision and accuracy of the detectors and phantom, and so minimize dosimetric uncertainties in high dose gradient regions. The effectiveness of the MOSFET based dose measurements was evaluated by comparing the corresponding doses measured by an ion chamber. For 20 head and neck IMRT plans the agreement between the MOSFET and ionization chamber dose measurements was found to be within -0.26 +/- 0.88% and 0.06 +/- 1.94% (1 sigma) for measurement points in the high dose and low dose respectively. A precision of 1 mm in detector positioning was achieved by using the X-Ray Volume Imaging (XVI) kV CBCT system available with the Elekta Synergy Linear Accelerator. Using the anatomy specific MOSFET configurations, simultaneous measurements were made at five strategically located points covering high dose and low dose regions. The agreement between measurements and calculated doses by the treatment planning system for head and neck and prostate IMRT plans was found to be within 0.47 +/- 2.45%. The results indicate that a cylindrical phantom incorporating multiple MOSFET detectors arranged in an anatomy specific configuration, in conjunction with image guidance, can be utilized to perform a comprehensive and efficient quality assurance of IMRT plans.
Amin
Md Nurul
MN
Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Norrlinger
Bern
B
Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Heaton
Robert
R
Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.|Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Islam
Mohammad
M
Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.|Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Q000379:methods*