Clinical advantages of using unflattened 6-MV and 10-MV photon beams generated by the medical accelerator Elekta Versa HD based on their dosimetric parameters in comparison to conventional beams

• Autorzy: Baic Błażej , Kozłowska Beata , Kwiatkowski Robert , Dybek Marcin

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/nuka-2019-0010

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Photon beams with wide energy ranges from 4 MV to 25 MV are commonly used in radiotherapy nowadays. In recent years, there has been a strong interest in a certain modification of a radiotherapeutic apparatus by the application of the so-called flattening filter-free (FFF) beam. Several advantages of FFF beams over standard flattening filter (FF) beams are noticed, and this technical solution has aroused great interest among radiotherapeutic facilities. The goal of the present study is to investigate the differences between the conventional FF and unflattened FFF 6-MV and 10-MV photon beams in some basic dosimetric parameters and their influence on the whole radiotherapeutic treatment. The data provided here include the detailed characteristics as follows: percent depth dose (PDD), beam profile, edge of a half-profile, total scatter correction factor (TSCF) and head scatter correction factor (HSCF) for FF and FFF 6-MV and 10-MV photon beams from the Elekta Versa HD accelerator in the Katowice Oncology Center in Poland.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

clinical application; FFF beams; dosimetric parameters; unflattened photon beams

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 64, No. 3
• Strony: 77--86
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Baic Błażej

• Katowice Oncology Center 26 Raciborska St., 41-074 Katowice, Poland
• Institute of Physics University of Silesia 75 Pulku Piechoty 1A St., 41-500 Chorzow, Poland

autor

Kozłowska Beata

• Institute of Physics University of Silesia 75 Pulku Piechoty 1A St., 41-500 Chorzow, Poland

autor

Kwiatkowski Robert

• Katowice Oncology Center 26 Raciborska St., 41-074 Katowice, Poland

autor

Dybek Marcin

• Katowice Oncology Center 26 Raciborska St., 41-074 Katowice, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).