日本放射線技術学会雑誌
Online ISSN : 1881-4883
Print ISSN : 0369-4305
ISSN-L : 0369-4305
臨床技術
電子線治療における無色透明型ボーラスの視認性および水等価性に関する検討
丸山 大樹山崎 真一本多 絵美鈴木 英二本松 弘嗣大柴 良佐藤 登
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2017 年 73 巻 3 号 p. 194-201

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Boluses used in electron radiotherapy need to have radiation field visibility and water equivalence. In this report, we have examined field visibility and water equivalence of a new colorless transparent bolus. We examined field visibility, water equivalence, and dose profile. Field visibility was evaluated by comparison to conventional bolus. Water equivalence was investigated by a measured fluence scaling factor. The dose profile was measured by using radiochromic film with the bolus and an ionization chamber in water. We confirmed that the irradiation field could clearly be seen through the transparent colorless bolus. The bolus did not cast a field edge as compared with the conventional bolus. The fluence scaling factor was less than 0.8% as compared to water. We confirmed that the colorless transparent bolus was treated as a water equivalent material. The percentage depth dose (PDD) measured by using radiochromic film with the bolus matched the PDD measured with an ionization chamber in water. R50 was less than 1 mm as compared to PDD measured with an ionization chamber. It was confirmed that the colorless transparent bolus can use to set up patient without losing visibility on flat ground planes. The fluence scaling factor and dose profile measured by using the bolus matched the results measured in water. Therefore, the new colorless transparent bolus has feasibility to improve patient setup efficiency and can improve calculation accuracy by using the fluence scaling factor.

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