Programa de controle da qualidade dosimétrico, validado com auxílio de filme radiocrômico, aplicado à radioterapia estereotáxica / Dosimetric quality assurance with the help of the radiochromic film, applied to stereotactic radiotherapy.
AUTOR(ES)
Leonardo Lira do Amaral
FONTE
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
08/03/2012
RESUMO
Radiation therapy of brain lesions near critical structures requires a highly accurate location and dose. The accuracy in dose delivery should be accompanied by an accurate quality control in devices involving the practice. The commissioning of the planning system is to ascertain and confirm the calculations performed by the system, but even with all quality control in the commissioning, there are several aspects that may influence the dosing the target volume, which necessitates the need to make a final assessment at the time of treatment, in vivo. The objective of this work is to develop a technique for in vivo dosimetry as part of quality assurance in stereotactic radiotherapy. In vivo dosimetry technique, we used segments of film radiocrômico, with dimensions of 1x1 cm2, coupled to the external area formed by the micro-collimator blades, Moduleaf. These films were inserted in the central region of the beam. The films were irradiated and calibrated to obtain factors of fields in the configuration of the technique. With these data we designed a computer program which calculates the relative density of a film must acquire when subjected to an exposure in this setting. As the technique of in vivo dosimetry using data from the TPS, validated parameters are the commissioning of the TPS. Complementing the study of in vivo dosimetry were evaluated five non-coplanar plans, the first with 15 fields and the other with 25 fields. Before starting the procedure, the film segment was attached to the unit and after the treatment is the optical density was measured and compared with those calculated by the program developed. At commissioning, all presented on dosimetry percentage differences less than 2%, when comparing the measured results with those calculated by the planning system. In developing the technique of in vivo dosimetry, the mean percent difference dosimetry verification at the time of irradiation compared with the calculated by the sheet was 1.5%, while the absolute dosimetry applied to the conventional quality control has been approved as mean percent difference 2.5% and the gamma function mean was 97.9% of the points agreed with the acceptance criterion % = 2% and D = 2 mm. Therefore, all data are in agreement with the limits set by TRS-430. Thus, we conclude that we have developed a technique for in vivo dosimetry as part of a quality assurance in stereotactic radiotherapy radiocrômico film, since some parameters were confirmed to commissioning the planning system and the technique was validated with control quality standard in five plans analyzed.
ASSUNTO(S)
in vivo dosimetry. programa de controle da qualidade em radioterapia quality assurance radiochromic film radioterapia radiotherapy dosimetria in vivo filme radiocrômico
