Contralateral Breast Dose Reduction Using a Virtual Wedge

국문 초록 (Abstract)

목 적: Siemens사 선형가속기에 장착된 가상쐐기를 이용하여 반대측 유방에 흡수되는 선량을 기존쐐기와 비교 연구하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 반대측 유방선량을 인체모형에서 이극진공관을 사용하여 측정하였다. 이극진공관을 조사영역 의 내측 경계선으로부터 반대쪽 외측방향으로 5.5 cm (1번 위치), 9.5 cm (2번 위치), 14 cm (3번 위치) 떨어진 곳에 위치하였다. 6 MV X-선을 이용하여 50도와 230도에서 17±10 cm의 비대칭조사영역을 사용하여 접면조사를 실시하였다. 첫번째 실험은 4가지의 치료방법을 시도하였다: (i) 개방 내측조사와 30도 기존쐐기를 사용한 외측조사; (ii) 15도 기존쐐기를 사용한 내측 및 외측조사; (iii) 개방 내측조사와 30도 가상쐐기를 사용한 외측조사; (iv) 15도 가상쐐기를 사용한 내측 및 외측조사. 두번째 실험은 개방조사, 15도 및 60도 기존쐐기 및 가상쐐기 모두를 사용하여 내측조사를 시행하였으며, 이때 동일한 모니터단위로 조사하였다. 모든 실험은 3회 반복되었다. 결 과: 첫번째 실험은 반대측 유방선량은 1번 위치, 2번 위치, 3번 위치의 순으로 감소한다. 또한 기존쐐기및 가상쐐기와 무관하게 내측에 쐐기를 사용한 경우(3.25±1.59%)보다는 사용하지 않은 경우(2.70±1.46%) 선량이 낮았고. 이러한 차이는 가상쐐기(0.10±0.01%)보다 기존쐐기(0.99±0.18%)의 경우 더 컸다. 가상쐐기의 사용은 같은 기법의 기존쐐기를 사용한 것에 비해 처방선량 대비 0.12∼1.20%의 반대측 유방선량을 감소시켰다. 두번째 실험시 1번 위치에서는 개방빔, 가상쐐기, 기존쐐기 순으로 선량이 높았으며, 2, 3번 위치에서는 기존쐐기, 개방빔, 가상쐐기 순으로 선량이 높았다. 결 론: Siemens사 선형가속기에 장착된 가상쐐기를 사용할 경우 반대측 유방선량을 줄일 수 있으며, 위치에 따른 선량분포는 Varian사 것과 차이가 있었다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: To evaluate the contralateral breast dose using a virtual wedge compared with that using a physical wedge and an open beam in a Siemens linear accelerator. Materials and Methods: The contralateral breast dose was measured using diodes placed on a humanoid phantom. Diodes were placed at 5.5 cm (position 1), 9.5 cm (position 2), and 14 cm (position 3) along the medial-lateral line from the medial edge of the treatment field. A 6-MV photon beam was used with tangential irradiation technique at 50 and 230 degrees of gantry angle. Asymmetrically collimated 17×10 cm field was used. For the first set of experiment, four treatment set-ups were used, which were an open medial beam with a 30-degree wedged lateral beam (physical and virtual wedges, respectively) and a 15-degree wedged medial beam with a 15-degree wedged lateral beam (physical and virtual wedges, respectively). The second set of experiment consists of setting with medial beam without wedge, a 15-degree wedge, and a 60-degree wedge (physical and virtual wedges, respectively). Identical monitor units were delivered. Each set of experiment was repeated for three times. Results: In the first set of experiment, the contralateral breast dose was the highest at the position 1 and decreased in order of the position 2 and 3. The contralateral breast dose was reduced with open beam on the medial side (2.70±1.46%) compared to medial beam with a wedge (both physical and virtual) (3.25±1.59%). The differences were larger with a physical wedge (0.99±0.18%) than a virtual wedge (0.10±0.01%) at all positions. The use of a virtual wedge reduced the contralateral breast dose by 0.12% to 1.20% of the prescribed dose compared to a physical wedge with same technique. In the second experiment, the contralateral breast dose decreased in order of the open beam, the virtual wedge, and the physical wedge at the position 1, and it decreased in order of a physical wedge, an open beam, and a virtual wedge at the position 2 and 3. Conclusion: The virtual wedge equipped in a Siemens linear accelerator was found to be useful in reducing dose to the contralateral breast. Our additional finding was that the surface dose distribution from the Siemens accelerator was different from a Varian accelerator.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results Discussion

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