A multiple source model for 6 MV photon beam dose calculations using Monte Carlo

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作者
Fix, MK
Stampanoni, M
Manser, P
Born, EJ
Mini, R
Rüegsegger, P
机构
[1] Univ Zurich, Inst Biomed Engn, CH-8044 Zurich, Switzerland
[2] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, ETH Zurich, CH-8044 Zurich, Switzerland
[3] Univ Bern, Inselspital, Clin Radio Oncol, Div Med Radiat Phys, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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10.1088/0031-9155/46/5/307
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R318 [生物医学工程];
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0831 ;
摘要
A multiple source model (MSM) for the 6 MV beam of a Varian Clinac 2300 C/D was developed by simulating radiation transport through the accelerator head for a set of square fields using the GEANT Monte Carlo (MC) code. The corresponding phase space (PS) data enabled the characterization of 12 sources representing the main components of the beam defining system. By parametrizing the source characteristics and by evaluating the dependence of the parameters on field size, it was possible to extend the validity of the model to arbitrary rectangular fields which include the central 3 x 3 cm(2) field without additional precalculated PS data. Finally, a sampling procedure was developed in order to reproduce the PS data. To validate the MSM, the fluence, energy fluence and mean energy distributions determined from the original and the reproduced PS data were compared and showed very good agreement. In addition, the MC calculated primary energy spectrum was verified by an energy spectrum derived from transmission measurements. Comparisons of MC calculated depth dose curves and profiles, using original and PS data reproduced by the MSM, agree within 1% and 1 mm. Deviations from measured dose distributions are within 1.5% and 1 mm. However, the real beam leads to some larger deviations outside the geometrical beam area for large fields. Calculated output factors in 10 cm water depth agree within 1.5% with experimentally determined data. In conclusion, the MSM produces accurate PS data for MC photon dose calculations for the rectangular fields specified.
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页码:1407 / 1427
页数:21
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