Investigation of Dose Calculation Accuracy of Eclipse Treatment Planning System in the Presence of Metal Hip Prosthesis with Thermoluminescence Dosimeters-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Investigation of Dose Calculation Accuracy of Eclipse Treatment Planning System in the Presence of Metal Hip Prosthesis with Thermoluminescence Dosimeters

Published:2024-04-30 Issue:22 Volume: Page:15-28
ISSN:2536-4499
Container-title:İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
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Author:

Gül Osman Vefa¹^ORCID,Başaran Hamit²^ORCID,Yıldırım Ahmet²^ORCID,İnan Gökçen²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

2. SELCUK UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Aim: This study investigated the dose calculation accuracy of different treatment planning algorithms used in radiotherapy patients with hip prostheses. Method: The current research produced a tissue-equivalent cylindrical phantom that imitates a leg using a 3D printer. Co-Cr-Mo alloy and Ti-6AI-4V alloy prostheses were placed in the centre of the phantom, respectively. Both prostheses' dose measurements were taken with thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) at 92 points. The dose calculation accuracy of the Analytical Anisotropic Algorithm (AAA) and Pencil Beam Convolution (PBC) algorithms, widely used in radiotherapy, were compared with the measurement results. Results: Since the Co-Cr-Mo hip prosthesis has a high density, the number of backscattered photons around it was higher than the Ti-6AI-4V hip prosthesis. The average surface dose of the Co-Cr-Mo alloy was 364.05 cGy, while the average surface dose of the Ti-6AI-4V alloy was 347.79 cGy. Conclusion: It was observed that the dose estimation abilities of the AAA and PBC algorithms decreased as the density of the hip replacement increased. In addition, the AAA algorithm predicted the surface dose in the phantom better than the PBC algorithm.

Funder

Selcuk University

Publisher

Istanbul Gelisim University

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