Varying MLC end projection size: an effect of the double-focused Siemens multileaf collimator

Buckle, A.

doi:10.1088/0031-9155/51/8/n02

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“…( 16 ) The main differences between leaf designs of these systems are the middle leaf (Fig. 4) as well as the double‐focused design of Siemens MLC ( 25 ) in comparison with single‐focused leaves of Elekta and Varian. The advantage of a double‐focusing leaf design is that all effects are nearly independent of field position.…”

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Suggesting a new design for multileaf collimator leaves based on Monte Carlo simulation of two commercial systems

Hariri

Shahriari

2010

J Applied Clin Med Phys

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Due to intensive use of multileaf collimators (MLCs) in clinics, finding an optimum design for the leaves becomes essential. There are several studies which deal with comparison of MLC systems, but there is no article with a focus on offering an optimum design using accurate methods like Monte Carlo. In this study, we describe some characteristics of MLC systems including the leaf tip transmission, beam hardening, leakage radiation and penumbra width for Varian and Elekta 80‐leaf MLCs using MCNP4C code. The complex geometry of leaves in these two common MLC systems was simulated. It was assumed that all of the MLC systems were mounted on a Varian accelerator and with a similar thickness as Varian's and the same distance from the source. Considering the obtained results from Varian and Elekta leaf designs, an optimum design was suggested combining the advantages of three common MLC systems and the simulation results of this proposed one were compared with the Varian and the Elekta. The leakage from suggested design is 29.7% and 31.5% of the Varian and Elekta MLCs. In addition, other calculated parameters of the proposed MLC leaf design were better than those two commercial ones. Although it shows a wider penumbra in comparison with Varian and Elekta MLCs, taking into account the curved motion path of the leaves, providing a double focusing design will solve the problem. The suggested leaf design is a combination of advantages from three common vendors (Varian, Elekta and Siemens) which can show better results than each one. Using the results of this theoretical study may bring about superior practical outcomes.PACS number: 87.56.nk, 87.55.K, 87.56.N

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%