Monte Carlo evaluation of collapsed-cone convolution calculations in head and neck radiotherapy treatment plans


Autoria(s): Crowe, Scott; Kairn, Tanya; Trapp, Jamie; Fielding, Andrew L.
Contribuinte(s)

Long, Mian

Data(s)

2012

Resumo

The presence of air and bone interfaces makes the dose distribution for head and neck cancer treatments difficult to accurately predict. This study compared planning system dose calculations using the collapsed-cone convolution algorithm with EGSnrcMonte Carlo simulation results obtained using the Monte Carlo DICOMToolKit software, for one oropharynx, two paranasal sinus and three nodal treatment plans. The difference between median doses obtained from the treatment planning and Monte Carlo calculations was found to be greatest in two bilateral treatments: 4.8%for a retropharyngeal node irradiation and 6.7% for an ethmoid paranasal sinus treatment. These deviations in median dose were smaller for two unilateral treatments: 0.8% for an infraclavicular node irradiation and 2.8% for a cervical node treatment. Examination of isodose distributions indicated that the largest deviations between Monte Carlo simulation and collapsed-cone convolution calculations were seen in the bilateral treatments, where the increase in calculated dose beyond air cavities was most significant.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/52705/

Publicador

Springer

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/52705/1/Head_and_Neck_Paper.pdf

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-29305-4_474

Crowe, Scott, Kairn, Tanya, Trapp, Jamie, & Fielding, Andrew L. (2012) Monte Carlo evaluation of collapsed-cone convolution calculations in head and neck radiotherapy treatment plans. In Long, Mian (Ed.) World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2012. Springer, Beijing, China, pp. 1803-1806.

http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/LP110100401

Direitos

Copyright 2012 Springer

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Fonte

School of Chemistry, Physics & Mechanical Engineering; Science & Engineering Faculty

Palavras-Chave #029903 Medical Physics #radiation therapy #treatment planning #dosimetry #monte carlo
Tipo

Book Chapter