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<italic>Introduction:</italic> The aim of this study was to propose a dosimetric audit of the CyberKnife system. Dosimetry audit is an important part of the quality assurance process in radiotherapy. Most of the proposed dosimetric audits are dedicated to classical medical accelerators. Currently, there is no commonly implemented scheme for conducting a dosimetric audit of the CyberKnife accelerator.
<italic>Material and methods:</italic> To verify the dosimetric and geometric parameters of the entire radiotherapy process, as is required in E2E test procedure, the CIRS SHANE anthropomorphic phantom was used. A tomography with a resolution of 1.5 mm was prepared, five PTVs (Planning Target Volume) of different volumes were drawn; approximately: 88 cm3, 44 cm3, 15 cm3, 7 cm3, 1.5 cm3. Five treatment plans were made using the 6D Skull tracking method, FIXED collimators, RayTracing algorithm. Each treatment plan was verified in a slab Phantom, with a PinPoint chamber. The dose was measured by an ionization chamber type TM31010 Semiflex, placed in the center area of the target.
<italic>Results:</italic> The result of the QA verification in slab phantom was up to 5,0%. The percentage difference for the measurement in the SHANE phantom was: 4.29%, -1.42%, -0.70%, 1.37%, -1.88% respectively for the targets: 88 cm3, 44 cm3, 15 cm3, 7 cm3, 1.5 cm3.
<italic>Conclusions:</italic> By analyzing various approaches to small-field dosimetry audits in the literature, it can be assumed that the proposed CyberKnife dosimetric audit using the SHANE phantom is an appropriate method of verification of the radiotherapy process. Particular attention should be paid to the target volume, adjusting it to the system capabilities.
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to propose a dosimetric audit of the CyberKnife system. Dosimetry audit is an important part of the quality assurance process in radiotherapy. Most of the proposed dosimetric audits are dedicated to classical medical accelerators. Currently, there is no commonly implemented scheme for conducting a dosimetric audit of the CyberKnife accelerator.
Material and methods: To verify the dosimetric and geometric parameters of the entire radiotherapy process, as is required in E2E test procedure, the CIRS SHANE anthropomorphic phantom was used. A tomography with a resolution of 1.5 mm was prepared, five PTVs (Planning Target Volume) of different volumes were drawn; approximately: 88 cm3, 44 cm3, 15 cm3, 7 cm3, 1.5 cm3. Five treatment plans were made using the 6D Skull tracking method, FIXED collimators, RayTracing algorithm. Each treatment plan was verified in a slab Phantom, with a PinPoint chamber. The dose was measured by an ionization chamber type TM31010 Semiflex, placed in the center area of the target.
Results: The result of the QA verification in slab phantom was up to 5,0%. The percentage difference for the measurement in the SHANE phantom was: 4.29%, -1.42%, -0.70%, 1.37%, -1.88% respectively for the targets: 88 cm3, 44 cm3, 15 cm3, 7 cm3, 1.5 cm3.
Conclusions: By analyzing various approaches to small-field dosimetry audits in the literature, it can be assumed that the proposed CyberKnife dosimetric audit using the SHANE phantom is an appropriate method of verification of the radiotherapy process. Particular attention should be paid to the target volume, adjusting it to the system capabilities.

Dosimetry audit of the CyberKnife accelerator with the SHANE phantom

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

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Introduction: The aim of this study was to propose a dosimetric audit of the CyberKnife system. Dosimetry audit is an important part of the quality assurance...

Dosimetry audit of the CyberKnife accelerator with the SHANE phantom

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 207 - 212

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2021-0025

Keywords
CyberKnife, audit, dosimetry, SHANE, quality assurance

© 2021 Marcin Szymański et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Dosimetry audit of the CyberKnife accelerator with the SHANE phantom

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 207 - 212

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2021-0025

KeywordsCyberKnife, audit, dosimetry, SHANE, quality assurance

© 2021 Marcin Szymański et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
CyberKnife, audit, dosimetry, SHANE, quality assurance