Author, as appears in the article.: Pasler, M; Hernandez, V; Jornet, N; Clark, CH
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Hernandez Masgrau, Victor
Keywords: Back-projection algorithm Dose reconstruction Ionization-chamber Modulated radiation-therapy Physics center head Plan verification Quality monitoring-system Transmission detector Tumor-tracking Vmat qa
Abstract: With new radiotherapy techniques, treatment delivery is becoming more complex and accordingly, these treatment techniques require dosimetry audits to test advanced aspects of the delivery to ensure best practice and safe patient treatment.This review of novel methodologies for dosimetry audits for advanced radiotherapy techniques includes recent developments and future techniques to be applied in dosimetry audits. Phantom-based methods (i.e. phantom-detector combinations) including independent audit equipment and local measurement equipment as well as phantom-less methods (i.e. portal dosimetry, transmission detectors and log files) are presented and discussed. Methodologies for both conventional linear accelerator (linacs) and new types of delivery units, i.e. Tomotherapy, stereotactic devices and MR-linacs, are reviewed.Novel dosimetry audit techniques such as portal dosimetry or log file evaluation have the potential to allow parallel auditing (i.e. performing an audit at multiple institutions at the same time), automation of data analysis and evaluation of multiple steps of the radiotherapy treatment chain. These methods could also significantly reduce the time needed for audit and increase the information gained. However, to maximise the potential, further development and harmonisation of dosimetry audit techniques are required before these novel methodologies can be applied.
Thematic Areas: Oncology Radiation Radiology, nuclear medicine & medical imaging Radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: victor.hernandez@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-3770-8486
Record's date: 2024-01-16
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.phiro.science/article/S2405-6316(17)30064-7/fulltext
Papper original source: Physics And Imaging In Radiation Oncology. 5 76-84
APA: Pasler, M; Hernandez, V; Jornet, N; Clark, CH (2018). Novel methodologies for dosimetry audits: Adapting to advanced radiotherapy techniques. Physics And Imaging In Radiation Oncology, 5(), 76-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2018.03.002
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2018.03.002
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2018
Publication Type: Journal Publications