PMID: 11929018Apr 4, 2002Paper

Film dosimetry for intensity modulated radiation therapy: dosimetric evaluation

Medical Physics
Sang Gyu JuI J Yeo

Abstract

X-ray film has been used for the dosimetry of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). However, the over-response of the film to low-energy photons is a significant problem in photon beam dosimetry, especially in regions outside penumbra. In IMRT, the radiation field consists of multiple small fields and their outside-penumbra regions; thus, the film dosimetry, for it involves the source of over-response in its radiation field. In this study we aim to verify and possibly improve film dosimetry for IMRT. Two types of modulated beams were constructed by combining five to seven different static radiation fields using 6 MV x rays. For verifying film dosimetry, x-ray films and an ion chamber were used to measure dose profiles at various depths in a phantom. The film setups include both parallel and perpendicular arrangements against the beam incident direction. In addition, to reduce an over-response, we placed 0.01 in. (0.25 mm) thick lead filters on both sides of the film. Compared with ion-chamber measurement, measured dose profiles showed the film over-response at outside-penumbra and low-dose regions. The error increased with depths and approached 15% as a maximum for the field size of 15 cm x 15 cm at 10 cm depth. The use...Continue Reading

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