(Sunday, 7/14/2019)
Room: ePoster Forums
Purpose: To introduce simple, accurate and applicable method to calculate standoff factor (SF) used for the patient’s dose calculations that treated with the orthovoltage machine.
Methods: Xstrahl 300 orthovoltage machine, produces 9 energies of x-ray beam from 60 to 300 kVp.A). Open Applicator a)SF Measurements: Small acrylic slab phantom and soft x-ray chamber 0.02cc connected to electrometer. Ruler fixed to Gantry to determine standoff distances (SD) up to 5cm with increment 0.5cm. Calculate the measured SF as:(reading at surface / reading at SD). Plot SF as a function of SD for all applicator and energies. Add trend line to get the general fitting equation.b)SF calculations using Inverse Square Law (ISL) at extended FSD (EFSD): given as: Reading at SD. (FSD / (FSD+SD))2.B)Closed Applicator a)SF Measurements: PTW water phantom, 0.6cc PTW farmer chamber fixed at 2 cm depth and connected to electrometer. Calculate SF corrected to the surface dose. Plot SF as in open get the general fitting equation . b)SF Calculations using ISL at extended FSD and effective FSD (Eff FSD).
Results: Open circular Applicator: The max absolute percentage %DD are 1.2%, 2.2% and 1.4% using general fitted equation comparing to 1.8%, 3.4%, and 2.7% using EFSD for 60, 80, and 100 kev respectively.Closed Applicator: The max absolute %DD are 2.5%, 1.7%, 1.5%, 1.7%, 1.3% and 1.4% for general fitted equation in comparing to 4.2%, 3.5%, 3.2%, 2.8%, 2.2% and 2.5% for EFSD and 4%, 2.8%, 2.5%, 2.5%, 1.7%, and 1.7 % for Eff FSD for 120 150, 180, 200, 250, and 300 kev respectively.
Conclusion: The general fitting equation gives very good agreement for SF calculations at standoff distances ≤ 5 cm for all energies and applicators for this type of orthovoltage machine. For other types of machines its recommend to verify it by some measurements.
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Taxonomy
TH- External beam- photons: Kilovoltage therapy
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