Abstract
The paper describes the clin. implementation and quality assurance of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), based on experience at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, and reviews the procedures for the clin. implementation of the IMRT technique and the requirements for patient immobilization, target delineation, treatment optimization, beam delivery and system administration. The dosimetric requirements and measurement procedures for beam commissioning and dosimetry verification for IMRT are discussed and the details of model based dose calcn. for IMRT treatment planning and the potential problems with such dose calcn. algorithms are examd. The paper also discusses the effect of beam delivery systems on the actual dose distributions received by the patient and the methods to incorporate such effects in the treatment optimization process. Finally, the use of the Monte Carlo method for dose calcn. and treatment verification for IMRT is investigated. [on SciFinder (R)]
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 369-380 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Standards and Codes of Practice in Medical Radiation Dosimetry, Proceedings of an International Symposium, Vienna, Austria, Nov. 25-28, 2002 |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- Simulation and Modeling (Monte Carlo; clin. implementation and quality assurance for intensity modulated radiation therapy); Dosimetry; Health physics; Human; Quality control; Radiotherapy (clin. implementation and quality assurance for intensity modulated radiation therapy) quality assurance radiotherapy beam delivery dosimetry
