Delivery verification using 3D dose reconstruction based on fluorescence measurement in a carbon beam scanning irradiation system

Med Phys. 2008 Jun;35(6):2235-42. doi: 10.1118/1.2911868.

Abstract

The authors have developed a method to reconstruct the 3D dose distribution in a particle beam scanning irradiation system. In this scheme, 3D dose distribution is reconstructed by using the measured images of fluence distribution, which are taken for each iso-energy slice (i.e., the unit of the depth scanning). A fluorescent screen with a CCD camera is used to measure the fluence distribution. This system was installed at the HIMAC experimental port and tested by using carbon ion beams. Since a maximum difference between the reconstructed dose and the ionization chamber measurement was around 5% in the target volume, this system can be useful for quick verification of 3D dose distribution.

MeSH terms

  • Calibration
  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Fluorescence*
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Radiation Dosage*
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Carbon