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A dose calculation algorithm with correction for proton-nucleus interactions in non-water materials for proton radiotherapy treatment planning
https://repo.qst.go.jp/records/71943
https://repo.qst.go.jp/records/71943fca80cef-32eb-49dd-878d-a470b0f846ea
| Item type | 会議発表用資料 / Presentation(1) | |||||
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| 公開日 | 2016-06-17 | |||||
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| タイトル | A dose calculation algorithm with correction for proton-nucleus interactions in non-water materials for proton radiotherapy treatment planning | |||||
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| 言語 | eng | |||||
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| 資源タイプ識別子 | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_c94f | |||||
| 資源タイプ | conference object | |||||
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| アクセス権 | metadata only access | |||||
| アクセス権URI | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb | |||||
| 著者 |
Inaniwa, Taku
× Inaniwa, Taku× Kanematsu, Nobuyuki× Kohno, Ryosuke× 稲庭 拓× 兼松 伸幸× 河野 良介 |
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| 抄録 | ||||||
| 内容記述タイプ | Abstract | |||||
| 内容記述 | In treatment planning for proton radiotherapy, the dose measured in water is applied to the patient dose calculation with density scaling by stopping power ratio Rs. Since the body tissues are chemically different from water, this approximation may cause dose calculation errors, especially due to differences in nuclear interactions. We proposed and validated an algorithm for correcting these errors. The dose in water is decomposed into three constituents according to the physical interactions of protons in water: the dose from primary protons continuously slowing down by electromagnetic interactions, the dose from protons scattered by elastic and/or inelastic interactions, and the dose resulting from nonelastic interactions. The proportions of the three dose constituents differ between body tissues and water. We determine correction factors for the proportion of dose constituents with Monte Carlo simulations in various standard body tissues, and formulated them as functions of their Rs for patient dose calculation. The influence of nuclear interactions on dose was assessed by comparing the Monte Carlo simulated dose and the uncorrected dose in common phantom materials. The influence around the Bragg peak amounted to -6% for polytetrafluoroethylene and 0.3% for polyethylene. The validity of the correction method was confirmed by comparing the simulated and corrected doses in the materials. The deviation was below 0.8% for all materials. The accuracy of the correction factors derived with Monte Carlo simulations was separately verified through irradiation experiments with a 235-MeV proton beam using common phantom materials. The corrected doses agreed with the measurements within 0.4% for all materials except graphite. The influence on tumor dose was assessed in a prostate case. The dose reduction in the tumor was below 0.5%. Our results verify that this algorithm is practical and accurate for proton radiotherapy treatment planning, and will also be useful in rapidly determining fluence correction factors for non-water phantom dosimetry. | |||||
| 会議概要（会議名, 開催地, 会期, 主催者等） | ||||||
| 内容記述タイプ | Other | |||||
| 内容記述 | The 55th Annual Conference of the Particle Therapy Co-operative Group (PTCOG55) | |||||
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| 日付 | 2016-05-27 | |||||
| 日付タイプ | Issued | |||||
