ABSORBED DOSE MEASUREMENTS FOR TELETHERAPHY PREDICTION OF SUPERFICIAL DOSE USING HALCYON LINEAR ACCELERATOR

Document Type : Original Paper

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1 Itanla

2 Radio Biology, Radio Diagnosis and Radiotherapy, College of Medicine University of Lagos/NSIA-LUTH Cancer Centre: Idiaraba

3 Department of Physics, University of Medical Sciences Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria

Abstract

Introduction: Measurement of entrance dose and dose at different depth is essential to avoid over dose and under dose of patients. The aim of this study is to verify the variation in the absorbed dose using a water equivalent material. Materials and Methods: The plastic phantom was arranged on the couch of the halcyon linear accelerator by Varian with the farmer ionization chamber inserted and connected to the electrometer. The image of the setup was taken using the High-Quality Single 1280x1280x16 higher on the service mode, to check the alignment with the isocenter. The beam quality TPR20,10 (Tissue phantom ratio) was done to check the beam quality of the machine at a field size of 10 cm x 10 cm. The calibration was done using SAD type set-up at a depth of 5 cm. This process was repeated for ten consecutive weeks and the values recorded. Results: The results of the beam output for the teletherapy machine were satisfactory and accepted in comparison with the commissioned measurement of 0.62. The beam quality TPR20,10 (Tissue phantom ratio) was reasonable with respect to the beam quality of the machine at a field size of 10 cm x 10 cm. Conclusion: The results of the beam quality and the absorbed dose rate showed a good consistency over the period of ten weeks with the commissioned measurement value.

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Iranian Journal of Medical Physics

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 20 June 2023

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  • Receive Date: 25 March 2022
  • Revise Date: 23 February 2023
  • Accept Date: 20 June 2023

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