Dosimetric evaluation of a MOSFET detector for clinical application in photon therapy.
Dosimetric characteristics of a metal oxide-silicon semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) detector are studied with megavoltage photon beams for patient dose verification. The major advantages of this detector are its size, which makes it a point dosimeter, and its ease of use. In order to use the MOSFET detector for dose verification of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and in-vivo dosimetry for radiation therapy, we need to evaluate the dosimetric properties of the MOSFET detector. Therefore, we investigated the reproducibility, dose-rate effect, accumulated-dose effect, angular dependence, and accuracy in tissue-maximum ratio measurements. Then, as it takes about 20 min in actual IMRT for the patient, we evaluated fading effect of MOSFET response. When the MOSFETs were read-out 20 min after irradiation, we observed a fading effect of 0.9% with 0.9% standard error of the mean. Further, we applied the MOSFET to the measurement of small field total scatter factor. The MOSFET for dose measurements of small field sizes was better than the reference pinpoint chamber with vertical direction. In conclusion, we assessed the accuracy, reliability, and usefulness of the MOSFET detector in clinical applications such as pinpoint absolute dosimetry for small fields.
Kohno
Ryosuke
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Particle Therapy Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, Japan. rkohno@east.ncc.go.jp
Hirano
Eriko
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Nishio
Teiji
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Miyagishi
Tomoko
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Goka
Tomonori
T
Kawashima
Mitsuhiko
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Ogino
Takashi
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D002138:Calibration; D006801:Humans; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D017785:Photons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012666:Semiconductors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014173:Transistors, Electronic
D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate
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