PMID: 6408039Jul 1, 1983Paper

Lung dose calculations using computerized tomography: is there a need for pixel based procedures?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
J Van Dyk

Abstract

Radiotherapy of tumors within the thorax often requires radiation beams that traverse lung tissues. Not only do lungs consist of large volumes of low density tissues but, in addition, lung tissues are more radiosensitive than most other tissues. Computed tomography (CT) provides the detailed anatomic and geometric data ideally suited for accurate lung dose calculations. However, most radiotherapy centers do not have direct access to a CT scanner for planning purposes. In addition, it is argued by some that it is not necessary to use the CT pixel data directly for lung dose calculations but that it is sufficient to have the lung geometry outlined and to assume some average bulk density (not related to that specific patient) for the total lung volume. This study analyzes the potential errors in lung dose calculations when different lung density assumptions are made. The conclusions show that different levels of accuracy can be achieved with different levels of sophistication in lung density assumptions. However, the delivery of radiation absorbed dose to lung to an accuracy of 5% for all patients will require the detailed anatomical density data that are provided by CT.

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