Clinical application of glass dosimeter for in vivo dose measurements of total body irradiation treatment technique

Rah, Jeong-Eun; Hwang, Ui‐Jung; Jeong, Hojin; Lee, Sang Yeob; Lee, Doo Hyun; Shin, Dong Ho; Yoon, Myonggeun; Lee, Se Byeong; Lee, Rena; Park, Sung Yong

doi:10.1016/j.radmeas.2010.08.013

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“…Although thermoluminescent dosimeters are the most widely used detector for in vivo dose verification in total body irradiation, the development and implementation of new methods to determine dose levels during treatment sessions has been increasing. The use of Gafchromic EBT films [25][26][27], EDP-30 diodes [28] and other semiconductors [29] has been considered as an important alternative to achieve a more accurate and timely in vivo dosimetry.…”

Section: Other In Vivo Dose Detectorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-Conventional Radiotherapy for Total Body Irradiation: Antecedents, Current Research and Perspectives

Mesa-Linares¹

2018

Medical and Biological Image Analysis

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In addition to the conventional techniques used in radiotherapy, certain procedures, special-called for the treatment of both some cancer diseases and clinical application are usually required. Such practices typically manifest a technical problem with respect to the equipment used, which requires important adjusts that diverge significantly from the standard implemented in the common treatments. Total body irradiation is one of those special techniques, in which the radiation target is the entire patient body. In a broad sense, the concept covers all radiation processes with photon beam fields more wide than standard field size. Treatment with total body irradiation is usually applied with purpose of providing immunosuppression to prevent rejection in bone marrow transplantation procedure. Diseases such as aplastic anemia and a varied number of leukemia and lymphomas respond favorably to this treatment scheme. Beams of megavoltage photons, such as Cobalt sources and linear accelerators, are used for such purposes. In this chapter, the technique will be studied analyzing its definition and first applications. The chapter includes a description of the main treatment schemes on which it is based, covering the calibration process, ergonomic criteria as well as the main contributions in the clinical research field, opportunity fields and novel research perspectives.

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Section: Other In Vivo Dose Detectorsmentioning

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Non-Conventional Radiotherapy for Total Body Irradiation: Antecedents, Current Research and Perspectives

Mesa-Linares¹

2018

Medical and Biological Image Analysis

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“…16 Radiophotoluminescent glass dosimeters are passive solidstate radiation detectors that have been used as personal dosimeters in the 1950s and 1960s and more recently for measurements in radiation therapy beams. [66][67][68][69] They are made of silver-activated phosphate glass, and when exposed to ionizing radiation stable luminescence centers are created. Readout of the luminescence centers is achieved using a pulsed ultraviolet laser.…”

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“…Some preliminary data have been reported on their use for entrance and exit dose measurements during TBI (Ref. 69) and on breast patients to measure skin doses during electron beam irradiation.…”

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“…The use of RPL glass detectors for IVD during TBI has also been reported, showing that glass dosimeters can be used as an accurate and reproducible dosimeter for TBI in vivo dose measurements, and therefore are a practical alternative to TLDs or MOSFETs. 69 Because the TBI irradiation conditions are very different from those for conventional treatments, the calibration and determination of correction factors of detectors used for IVD during TBI should be performed under these specific conditions.…”

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In vivo dosimetry in external beam radiotherapy

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In vivo dosimetry (IVD) is in use in external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) to detect major errors, to assess clinically relevant differences between planned and delivered dose, to record dose received by individual patients, and to fulfill legal requirements. After discussing briefly the main characteristics of the most commonly applied IVD systems, the clinical experience of IVD during EBRT will be summarized. Advancement of the traditional aspects of in vivo dosimetry as well as the development of currently available and newly emerging noninterventional technologies are required for large-scale implementation of IVD in EBRT. These new technologies include the development of electronic portal imaging devices for 2D and 3D patient dosimetry during advanced treatment techniques, such as IMRT and VMAT, and the use of IVD in proton and ion radiotherapy by measuring the decay of radiation-induced radionuclides. In the final analysis, we will show in this Vision 20∕20 paper that in addition to regulatory compliance and reimbursement issues, the rationale for in vivo measurements is to provide an accurate and independent verification of the overall treatment procedure. It will enable the identification of potential errors in dose calculation, data transfer, dose delivery, patient setup, and changes in patient anatomy. It is the authors' opinion that all treatments with curative intent should be verified through in vivo dose measurements in combination with pretreatment checks.

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“…[18,19] They are produced from silveractivated phosphate glass. When exposed to ionizing radiation, luminescence centers are created.…”

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In Vivo Dosimetry In External Radiotherapy

Kesen¹

2017

TJ Oncol

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SUMMARYRadiotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses ionizing radiation to kill or prevent the proliferation of cancerous cells, while also aiming to minimize the damage to healthy tissue. To achieve this in the most effective manner, many radiotherapy machines and treatment techniques have been developed. Today, advanced radiotherapy techniques, such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy, image-guided radiotherapy, and intensity-modulated arc therapy, are frequently being used in cancer treatments. These techniques are applied via computer-controlled devices; therefore, they need to be closely monitored to ensure the dose administered to the patient is as planned. It is important to check the accuracy of the plan to ensure that the correct dose is administered to the patient during treatment. The accuracy of the administered dose can be determined by in vivo dosimetry (IVD). Different measurement devices are used for IVD. In this article, the characteristics of IVD and its measurement systems will be reviewed.

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Clinical application of glass dosimeter for in vivo dose measurements of total body irradiation treatment technique

Cited by 27 publications

References 15 publications

Non-Conventional Radiotherapy for Total Body Irradiation: Antecedents, Current Research and Perspectives

Non-Conventional Radiotherapy for Total Body Irradiation: Antecedents, Current Research and Perspectives

In vivo dosimetry in external beam radiotherapy

In Vivo Dosimetry In External Radiotherapy

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