Effect of correction methods of radiochromic EBT2 films on the accuracy of IMRT QA.
Radiochromic films are dosimeters with more favorable characteristics than other two-dimensional (2D) radiation detectors. Transmission film scanners using a linear charge-coupled device (CCD) array have a drawback of variation in response along the detector array, which may result in a nonuniform transmission of signal over the scanned image. This study uses 2D gamma index analysis to compare two methods for correcting the nonuniform response of EBT2: the first method was based on the new red:blue method proposed by the manufacturer (to compensate for small nonuniformities in the film coating) and the second method, proposed by Menegotti et al. (2008), was based on dose-dependent matrix correction factors. The gamma index analysis shows that both the methods are comparably accurate for all the criteria values used for evaluation (1 mm/1%, 2 mm/2%, 3 mm/3%). Centers around the world use both the methods to correct EBT2 local heterogeneities, but it is important to note that the former method has several advantages such as less time consumption and easy implementation.
Laboratorio de Física Médica & Unidad de Radioneurocirugía, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Tlalpan, 14269 Mexico D.F., Mexico; Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada Unidad Legaria, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Lindavista, 11500 Mexico D.F., Mexico. Electronic address: amanda.garcia.g@gmail.com.
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García-Garduño
Laboratorio de Física Médica & Unidad de Radioneurocirugía, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Tlalpan, 14269 Mexico D.F., Mexico.
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Lárraga-Gutiérrez
Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
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Rodríguez-Villafuerte
Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
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Martínez-Dávalos
Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada Unidad Legaria, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Lindavista, 11500 Mexico D.F., Mexico.
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D005373:Film Dosimetry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014962:X-Ray Film
87; 87.53.Bn; 87.56.Da; IMRT; Radiochromic film dosimetry; Uniformity correction