SU-E-T-586: Field Size Dependence of Output Factor for Uniform Scanning Proton Beams: A Comparison of TPS Calculation, Measurement and Monte Carlo Simulation

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (6Part20) ◽  
pp. 362-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Zheng ◽  
H Singh ◽  
M Islam
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Size Dependence ◽  
Field Size ◽  
Proton Beams ◽  
Output Factor ◽  
Uniform Scanning

scholarly journals The effect of SSD, Field size, Energy and Detector type for Relative Output Factor measurement in small photon beams as compared with Monte Carlo simulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
Itumeleng Setilo ◽  
Oluwaseyi Michael Oderinde ◽  
Freek Cp du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Field Size ◽  
Photon Beams ◽  
Output Measurement ◽  
Voxel Size ◽  
Output Factor ◽  
Ion Chamber ◽  
Small Fields ◽  
Mc Simulation

Abstract Introduction: Small fields photon dosimetry is associated with many problems. Using the right detector for measurement plays a fundamental role. This study investigated the measurement of relative output for small photon fields with different detectors. It was investigated for three-photon beam energies at SSDs of 90, 95, 100 and 110 cm. As a benchmark, the Monte Carlo simulation was done to calculate the relative output of these small photon beams for the dose in water. Materials and Methods: 6, 10 and 15 MV beams were delivered from a Synergy LINAC equipped with an Agility 160 multileaf collimator (MLC). A CC01 ion chamber, EFD-3G diode, PTW60019 microdiamond, EBT2 radiochromic film, and EDR2 radiographic film were used to measure the relative output of the linac. Measurements were taken in water for the CC01 ion chamber, EFD-3G diode, and the PTW60019. Films were measured in water equivalent RW3 phantom slabs. Measurements were made for 1 × 1, 2 × 2, 3 × 3, 4 × 4, 5 × 5 and a reference field of 10 × 10 cm2. Field sizes were defined at 100cm SSD. Relative output factors were also compared with Monte Carlo (MC) simulation of the LINAC and a water phantom model. The influence of voxel size was also investigated for relative output measurement. Results and Discussion: The relative output factor (ROF) increased with energy for all fields large enough to have lateral electronic equilibrium (LEE). This relation broke down as the field sizes decreased due to the onset of lateral electronic disequilibrium (LED). The high-density detector, PTW60019 gave the highest ROF for the different energies, with the less dense CC01 giving the lowest ROFs. Conclusion: These are results compared to MC simulation, higher density detectors give higher ROF values. Relative to water, the ROF measured with the air-chamber remained virtually unchanged. The ROFs, as measured in this study showed little variation due to increased SSDs. The effect of voxel size for the Monte Carlo calculations in water does not lead to significant ROF variation over the small fields studied.

A combined molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulation of the spatial distribution of energy deposition by proton beams in liquid water

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (19) ◽  
pp. 6475-6493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Garcia-Molina ◽  
Isabel Abril ◽  
Santiago Heredia-Avalos ◽  
Ioanna Kyriakou ◽  
Dimitris Emfietzoglou
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Liquid Water ◽  
Energy Deposition ◽  
Proton Beams

Output factor determination based on Monte Carlo simulation for small cone field in 10-MV photon beam

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyohei Fukata ◽  
Satoru Sugimoto ◽  
Chie Kurokawa ◽  
Akito Saito ◽  
Tatsuya Inoue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Photon Beam ◽  
Output Factor ◽  
Cone Field

Field size dependence of the output factor in passively scattered proton therapy: Influence of range, modulation, air gap, and machine settings

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 3205-3210 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Daartz ◽  
M. Engelsman ◽  
Harald Paganetti ◽  
M. R. Bussière
Keyword(s):  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Size Dependence ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Field Size ◽  
Output Factor ◽  
Scattered Proton

scholarly journals Analysis of inelastic interactions for therapeutic proton beams using Monte Carlo simulation

2004 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 3019-3025 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.B. Rosenfeld ◽  
A.J. Wroe ◽  
I.M. Cornelius ◽  
M. Reinhard ◽  
D. Alexiev
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Proton Beams ◽  
Inelastic Interactions
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