Published September 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

The characteristics on dose distribution of a large field

  • 1. Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Anam Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

In special cases of Total Body Irradiation(TBI), Half Body Irradiation(HBI), Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, E-Wing's sarcoma, lymphosarcoma and neuroblastoma a large field can be used clinically. The dose distribution of a large field can use the measurement result which gets from dose distribution of a small field (standard SSD 100 cm, size of field under 40 x 40 cm2) in the substitution which always measures in practice and it will be able to calibrate. With only the method of simple calculation, it is difficult to know the dose and its uniformity of actual body region by various factor of scatter radiation. In this study, using Multidata Water Phantom from standard SSD 100 cm according to the size change of field, it measures the basic parameter (PDD,TMR,Output,Sc,Sp) From SSD 180 cm (phantom is to the bottom vertically) according to increasing of a field, it measures a basic parameter. From SSD 350 cm (phantom is to the surface of a wall, using small water phantom. which includes mylar capable of horizontal beam's measurement) it measured with the same method and compared with each other. In comparison with the standard dose data, parameter which measures between SSD 180 cm and 350 cm, it turned out there was little difference. The error range is not up to extent of the experimental error. In order to get the accurate data, it dose measures from anthropomorphous phantom or for this objective the dose measurement which is the possibility of getting the absolute value which uses the unlimited phantom that is devised especially is demanded. Additionally, it needs to consider ionization chamber use of small volume and stem effect of cable by a large field.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Society for Radiotherapeutic Technology
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
1
Series
6 refs, 7 figs, 3 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 19-27
ISSN
1598-8449

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
43115875
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
IRRADIATION; LYMPHOMAS; PHANTOMS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
Descriptors DEC
DISEASES; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; MOCKUP; NEOPLASMS; STRUCTURAL MODELS