A Comparative Study of Skin Dose Assessment for Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Treatments with RPM Gating Technique

Document Type : Original Paper

Authors

1 RESEARCH SCHOLAR,AIAS,AMITY UNIVERSITY,NOIDA,U.P.,INDIA

2 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS,AIAS,AMITY UNIVERSITY,NOIDA,U.P.

3 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Cancer Hospital,3081,Nayabal

Abstract

Abstract

Aim: To compare the measured surface dose in carcinoma breast patients using Gafchromic films and micro-MOSFET with the planned surface dose.

Material & method:

Twenty-three breast cancer patients were chosen for this study, 11 of whom underwent non-gated treatment, and others underwent RPM-gated treatment. Five reference points were selected during patient planning and marked on the patient's body. The dose at each reference point was calculated from the TPS, and the dose was measured at the same point using the MOSFET and film during the execution of the treatment plan on the patients.

Result:

Percentage variation in MOSFET measured surface dose to TPS calculated dose was overestimated by 19% with bolus in gated and non-gated patients While underestimated by a Maximum of 20.6% in Gafchromic films. Percentage variation in MOSFET measured surface dose to TPS calculated dose was underestimated by 19% without bolus in gated and non-gated patients While Gafchromic Films shows opposite trends, overestimation by 20%.

Conclusion:

Measurements on the RPM-gated patient showed a similar trend to those treated with the non-gated technique in both cases, with and without bolus. The phantom study, on the other hand, revealed an opposite trend with respect to the measurements on the patient only in the bolus case.

This study also demonstrates the suitability of both detectors for surface dose measurements in megavoltage photon beams.

Keywords:

Breast Cancer, RPM Gating, MOSFET, Film dosimetry, invivo dosimetry

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Iranian Journal of Medical Physics

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 11 August 2023

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History

  • Receive Date: 11 January 2022
  • Revise Date: 03 August 2023
  • Accept Date: 11 August 2023

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