Study of Analysis the Sensitivity of the Computational Environment for Radiological Research Field Size Based on Two Dimensional Dose Distribution for Water Phantom Cases
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17140/ROJ-4-130Keywords:
2D Dose Distribution, Sensitivity, Quality control, Treatment planning system, Radiation therapy dosimetryAbstract
Purpose
This study analysed the sensitivity of the field size from variations in the target volume dimensions, depth, and position. The variations
in the target volume analysis were used to determine the width of the field size. Thus, the quality control of the radiation
beam can be obtained.
Materials and Methods
The computed tomography (CT) image of the IBA Dose 1 type of water phantom consists of 350 slices. Variations in the dimension
of the target volume were modelled in 10×10×10 cm3, 10×12×10 cm3, 10.2×10×10.2 cm3, and 15×15×15 cm3. Beam
parameters use one beam of irradiation on the central axis 0°, 6 MV energy, 100 cm source-skin distance (SSD), beamlet delta x,
and y set to 0.1 cm. Dose distribution in the form of the XZ isodose curve and dose profile was used to observe the field size.
Results
In this study, the isodose curve was successfully displayed in the XZ isodose curve. The field size’s sensitivity has been successfully
reviewed from variations of the target volume, depth, and position. The target X and Z direction analysis is used in determining
the width and length of the field size.
Conclusion
The analysis related to the field size sensitivity study was obtained from a relatively valid calculation. The field size was evaluated
with variations in depth of 1.5 cm, 5 cm, 10 cm, and variations in positions of 10 cm, 12 cm, 14 cm, 18 cm, and 20 cm. This study
will be used as a reference to validate the distribution of computational environment for radiotherapy research (CERR) dose in
the future. Thus, the accuracy of the dose calculation can be obtained.
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