scholarly journals Experimental determination of radial dose function and anisotropy function of GammaMed Plus 192Ir high-dose-rate brachytherapy source in a bounded water phantom and its comparison with egs_brachy Monte Carlo simulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 246
Author(s):  
Ravikumar Manickam ◽  
RekhaReddy Buchapudi ◽  
Varatharaj Chandaraj
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Experimental Determination ◽  
High Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Radial Dose Function ◽  
Brachytherapy Source ◽  
Anisotropy Function ◽  
Radial Dose

scholarly journals Dose Distribution of 192Ir HDR Brachytherapy Source Measurement using Gafchromic® EBT3 Film Dosimeter and TLD-100H

2022 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 691-708
Author(s):  
Nor Shazleen Ab Shukor ◽  
Marianie Musarudin ◽  
Reduan Abdullah ◽  
Mohd Zahri Abdul Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Radial Distance ◽  
High Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Hdr Brachytherapy ◽  
Average Deviation ◽  
Radial Dose Function ◽  
Brachytherapy Source ◽  
Anisotropy Function ◽  
Radial Dose ◽  
Good Agreement

This study aims to measure the radial dose function and anisotropy function F(r, θ) of high Dose Rate (HDR) 192Ir source in a fabricated water-equivalent phantom using Gafchromic® EBT3 film and TLD-100H and to compare the results obtained with the MCNP5 calculated values. The phantom was fabricated using Perspex PMMA material. For, the EBT3 films with a required dimension and TLD-100H chips were placed at r=1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 cm from the source. The F(r, θ) measurements were carried out at r=1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 cm with the angle range from 10° to 170°. The result of from EBT3 film and TLD-100H was in good agreement (2.10%±1.99). Compared to MCNP5, the differences are within 0.31% to 11.47% for EBT3 film and 0.08% to 10.58% for TLD-100H. For the F(r, θ), an average deviation with the MCNP5 calculation is 4.94%±2.7. For both and F(r, θ), the effects are prominent at r=10 cm. At this distance, the response of both Gafchromic® EBT3 film and TLD-100H shows less sensitivity as the dose followed the inverse square law. This work demonstrates that Gafchromic® EBT3 film dosimeter and TLD-100H are suitable dosimeters in 192Ir dosimetric measurements at a radial distance of ˂5 cm

scholarly journals Determination of TG-43 dosimetric parameters for photon emitting brachytherapy sources

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Mozaffari ◽  
M Ghorbani
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Dose Rate ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Monte Carlo Code ◽  
Treatment Planning Systems ◽  
Radial Dose Function ◽  
Anisotropy Function ◽  
Radial Dose ◽  
Good Agreement

Objective: Brachytherapy sources are widely used for the treatment of cancer. The report of Task Group No. 43 (TG-43) of American Association of Physicists in Medicine is known as the most common method for the determination of dosimetric parameters for brachytherapy sources. The aim of this study is to obtain TG-43 dosimetric parameters for 60Co, 137Cs, 192Ir and 103Pd brachytherapy sources by Monte Carlo simulation. Methods: In this study, 60Co (model Co0.A86), 137Cs (model 6520-67), 192Ir (model BEBIG) and 103Pd (model OptiSeed) brachytherapy sources were simulated using MCNPX Monte Carlo code. To simulate the sources, the exact geometric characterization of each source was defined in Monte Carlo input programs. Dosimetric parameters including air kerma strength, dose rate constant, radial dose function and anisotropy function were calculated for each source. Each input program was run with sufficient number of particle histories. The maximum type A statistical uncertainty in the simulation of the 60Co, 137Cs, 192Ir and 103Pd sources, were equal to 4%, 4%, 3.19% and 6.50%, respectively. Results: The results for dosimetry parameters of dose rate constant, radial dose function and anisotropy function for the 60Co, 137Cs, 192Ir and 103Pd sources in this study demonstrated good agreement with other studies. Conclusion: Based on the good agreement between the results of this study and other studies, the TG-43 results for Co0.A86 60Co, 67-65200 137Cs, BEBIG 192Ir and OptiSeed 103Pd sources are validated and can be used as input data in treatment planning systems (TPSs) and to validate the TPS calculations.

scholarly journals Suitability of the microDiamond detector for experimental determination of the anisotropy function of High Dose Rate 192 Ir brachytherapy sources

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 5838-5851
Author(s):  
Giulio Rossi ◽  
Mark Gainey ◽  
Michael Kollefrath ◽  
Elena Hofmann ◽  
Dimos Baltas
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Determination ◽  
Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Anisotropy Function

scholarly journals Standardization and Validation of Brachytherapy Seeds’ Modelling Using GATE and GGEMS Monte Carlo Toolkits

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 5315
Author(s):  
Konstantinos P. Chatzipapas ◽  
Dimitris Plachouris ◽  
Panagiotis Papadimitroulas ◽  
Konstantinos A. Mountris ◽  
Julien Bert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dose Rate ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
High Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Statistical Uncertainty ◽  
Radial Dose Function ◽  
Pulsed Dose Rate ◽  
Anisotropy Function ◽  
Radial Dose ◽  
Good Agreement

This study aims to validate GATE and GGEMS simulation toolkits for brachytherapy applications and to provide accurate models for six commercial brachytherapy seeds, which will be freely available for research purposes. The AAPM TG-43 guidelines were used for the validation of two Low Dose Rate (LDR), three High Dose Rate (HDR), and one Pulsed Dose Rate (PDR) brachytherapy seeds. Each seed was represented as a 3D model and then simulated in GATE to produce one single Phase-Space (PHSP) per seed. To test the validity of the simulations’ outcome, referenced data (provided by the TG-43) was compared with GATE results. Next, validation of the GGEMS toolkit was achieved by comparing its outcome with the GATE MC simulations, incorporating clinical data. The simulation outcomes on the radial dose function (RDF), anisotropy function (AF), and dose rate constant (DRC) for the six commercial seeds were compared with TG-43 values. The statistical uncertainty was limited to 1% for RDF, to 6% (maximum) for AF, and to 2.7% (maximum) for the DRC. GGEMS provided a good agreement with GATE when compared in different situations: a) Homogeneous water sphere, b) heterogeneous CT phantom, and c) a realistic clinical case. In addition, GGEMS has the advantage of very fast simulations. For the clinical case, where TG-186 guidelines were considered, GATE required 1 h for the simulation while GGEMS needed 162 s to reach the same statistical uncertainty. This study produced accurate models and simulations of their emitted spectrum of commonly used commercial brachytherapy seeds which are freely available to the scientific community. Furthermore, GGEMS was validated as an MC GPU based tool for brachytherapy. More research is deemed necessary for the expansion of brachytherapy seed modeling.

scholarly journals Erratum to: Monte Carlo dosimetry of the IRAsource high dose rate 192Ir brachytherapy source

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 591-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akbar Sarabiasl ◽  
Navid Ayoobian ◽  
Hossein Poorbaygi ◽  
Iraj Jabbari ◽  
Mohammad Reza Javanshir
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Brachytherapy Source

scholarly journals EP-1585: Optimization of high-dose rate photon needle parameters for topical applications, based on Monte Carlo simulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. S867-S868
Author(s):  
B. Zareba ◽  
K. Wincel ◽  
M. Slapa ◽  
P. Mazarewicz ◽  
A. Wysocka-Rabin
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Topical Applications
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