Comparison between two different methods used for IMRT plans QA of Prostate cancer
Publish place: Iranian Journal of Medical Physics، Vol: 15، Issue: 0
Publish Year: 1397
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: English
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 29 آذر 1402
Abstract:
Introduction: The aim of this study is evaluation of two Quality Assurance methods in sliding window IMRT technique and Determination of gamma index in both methods Materials and Methods: In this study two tools named" Delta۴" phantom and " Epiqa" software has been used to perform QA on the treatment plan before the actual treatment by Varian linear accelerator Clinac ۶۰۰C. For this purpose, ۲۰ patient’s treatment plan were assessed with the ۳% and ۳mm criteria. Results: Each treatment field demonstrated that the gamma index in the delta۴ phantom was more than the Epiqa software for all patients. The most uncertainty for a treatment plan in delta۴ phantom was ۰.۸۸% and for Epiqa software was ۱.۵۳%. (p- value <۰.۰۵) Conclusion: In spite of these variations in results and also studying similar researches, these tools can be used as a reliable QA method in radiotherapy centers. Delta۴ phantom is preferred to Epiqa software because it is a dosimeter. However, Epiqa software is economical to install. therefore can be used for those centers which cannot afford delta۴ phantom due to economic consideration.
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Farzaneh Shirzad
Department of Nuclear Engineering Central Tehran Branch of Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Mohsen Bakhshandeh
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Allied Medical Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mehdi salehi Barough
Department of Nuclear Engineering Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Jabbary
Department of Medical Physics, Shohada –e- Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Mona Malekzadeh
Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology, Shohada- e- Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.