MO-D-T-6E-08: Derivation of the Relative Biological Effectiveness of High Dose Rate 252Cf Brachytherapy

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (6Part14) ◽  
pp. 2063-2063
Author(s):  
M Rivard ◽  
H Zinkin ◽  
C Melhus
Keyword(s):  
Dose Rate ◽  
Relative Biological Effectiveness ◽  
High Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Biological Effectiveness

scholarly journals Dose compensation based on biological effectiveness due to interruption time for photon radiation therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (1111) ◽  
pp. 20200125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Kawahara ◽  
Hisashi Nakano ◽  
Akito Saito ◽  
Shuichi Ozawa ◽  
Yasushi Nagata
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Dose Rate ◽  
Salivary Gland Tumor ◽  
High Dose Rate ◽  
Compensation Method ◽  
Photon Radiation ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Biological Effectiveness ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Dose Per Fraction

Objective: To evaluate the biological effectiveness of dose associated with interruption time; and propose the dose compensation method based on biological effectiveness when an interruption occurs during photon radiation therapy. Methods: The lineal energy distribution for human salivary gland tumor was calculated by Monte Carlo simulation using a photon beam. The biological dose (Dbio) was estimated using the microdosimetric kinetic model. The dose compensating factor with the physical dose for the difference of the Dbio with and without interruption (Δ) was derived. The interruption time (τ) was varied to 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 75, and 120 min. The dose per fraction and dose rate varied from 2 to 8 Gy and 0.1 to 24 Gy/min, respectively. Results: The maximum Δ with 1 Gy/min occurred when the interruption occurred at half the dose. The Δ with 1 Gy/min at half of the dose was over 3% for τ >= 20 min for 2 Gy, τ = 10 min for 5 Gy, and τ = 10 min for 8 Gy. The maximum difference of the Δ due to the dose rate was within 3% for 2 and 5 Gy, and achieving values of 4.0% for 8 Gy. The dose compensating factor was larger with a high dose per fraction and high-dose rate beams. Conclusion: A loss of biological effectiveness occurs due to interruption. Our proposal method could correct for the unexpected decrease of the biological effectiveness caused by interruption time. Advances in knowledge: For photon radiotherapy, the interruption causes the sublethal damage repair. The current study proposed the dose compensation method for the decrease of the biological effect by the interruption.

NCS Report 7: Recommendations for the calibration of Iridium-192 high dose rate sources

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.L.M. Venselaar ◽  
A.H.L. Aalbers ◽  
W.F.M. Brouwer ◽  
H. Meertens ◽  
J.J. Petersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose Rate ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Iridium 192
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