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Oliver-Cañamas, L.; Rovira-Escutia, J.J.; Vijande, J.; Candela-Juan, C.; Gimeno-Olmos, J.; Pujades-Claumarchirant, M.C.; Martinez-Navarro, J.A.; Zaragozá-Carrillo, A.; Garcia-Cases, F.; Ballester, F.; Perez-Calatayud, J. |
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A system for mailed dosimetric audits of 192 Ir and 60 Co HDR brachytherapy combining OSLD and radiochromic film |
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2024 |
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Radiation Measurements |
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Radiat. Meas. |
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107101 - 8pp |
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[Oliver-Canamas, Laura] Consorci Hosp Prov Castello CHPC, Serv Radiofis & Proteccio Radiol, Castellon De La Plana 12002, Spain, Email: laura.oliver.canas@gmail.com |
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Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd |
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WOS:001300927300001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6241 |
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Vijande, J.; Tedgren, A.C.; Ballester, F.; Baltas, D.; Papagiannis, P.; Rivard, M.J.; Siebert, F.A.; De Werd, L.; Perez-Calatayud, J. |
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Source strength determination in iridium-192 and cobalt-60 brachytherapy: A European survey on the level of agreement between clinical measurements and manufacturer certificates |
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2021 |
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Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology |
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Phys. Imag. Radiat. Oncol. |
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19 |
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108-111 |
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RAKR; Calibration; HDR; PDR; Brachytherapy |
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Background and purpose: Brachytherapy treatment outcomes depend on the accuracy of the delivered dose distribution, which is proportional to the reference air-kerma rate (RAKR). Current societal recommendations require the medical physicist to compare the measured RAKR values to the manufacturer source calibration certificate. The purpose of this work was to report agreement observed in current clinical practice in the European Union. Materials and methods: A European survey was performed for high- and pulsed-dose-rate (HDR and PDR) highenergy sources (Ir-192 and Co-60), to quantify observed RAKR differences. Medical physicists at eighteen hospitals from eight European countries were contacted, providing 1,032 data points from 2001 to 2020. Results: Over the survey period, 77% of the Ir-192 measurements used a well chamber instead of the older Krieger phantom method. Mean differences with the manufacturer calibration certificate were 0.01% +/- 1.15% for Ir-192 and -0.1% +/- 1.3% for Co-60. Over 95% of RAKR measurements in the clinic were within 3% of the manufacturer calibration certificate. Conclusions: This study showed that the agreement level was generally better than that reflected in prior societal recommendations positing 5%. Future recommendations on high-energy HDR and PDR source calibrations in the clinic may consider tightened agreements levels. |
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[Vijande, Javier; Ballester, Facundo] Univ Valencia UV, Dept Fis Atom Mol & Nucl, Burjassot, Spain, Email: Javier.vijande@uv.es |
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WOS:000694711800017 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Hueso-Gonzalez, F.; Ballester, F.; Perez-Calatayud, J.; Siebert, F.A.; Vijande, J. |
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Towards clinical application of RayStretch for heterogeneity corrections in LDR permanent I-125 prostate brachytherapy |
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2017 |
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Brachytherapy |
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Brachytherapy |
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16 |
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3 |
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616-623 |
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Brachytherapy; Low-dose rate; Heterogeneities; Prostate; Calcifications; Dosimetry |
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PURPOSE: RayStretch is a simple algorithm proposed for heterogeneity corrections in low-dose-rate brachytherapy. It is built on top of TG-43 consensus data, and it has been validated with Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. In this study, we take a real clinical prostate implant with 71 1251 seeds as reference and we apply RayStretch to analyze its performance in worst-case scenarios. METHODS AND MATERIALS: To do so, we design two cases where large calcifications are located in the prostate lobules. RayStretch resilience under various calcification density values is also explored. Comparisons against MC calculations are performed. RESULTS: Dose volume histogram related parameters like prostate D-90, rectum D-2cc, or urethra D-10 obtained with RayStretch agree within a few percent with the detailed MC results for all cases considered. CONCLUSIONS: The robustness and compatibility of RayStretch with commercial treatment planning systems indicate its applicability in clinical practice for dosimetric corrections in prostate calcifications. Its use during intraoperative ultrasound planning is foreseen. |
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[Hueso-Gonzalez, Fernando] Target Systemelekt GmbH, Wuppertal, Germany, Email: javier.vijande@uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Inc |
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1538-4721 |
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WOS:000402231600019 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3151 |
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Vijande, J.; Ballester, F.; Ouhib, Z.; Granero, D.; Pujades-Claumarchirant, M.C.; Perez-Calatayud, J. |
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Dosimetry comparison between TG-43 and Monte Carlo calculations using the Freiburg flap for skin high-dose-rate brachytherapy |
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2012 |
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Brachytherapy |
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Brachytherapy |
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11 |
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6 |
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528-535 |
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Ir-192; Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; Penelope2008; Freiburg flap |
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this work was to evaluate whether the delivered dose to the skin surface and at the prescription depth when using a Freiburg flap applicator is in agreement with the one predicted by the treatment planning system (TPS) using the TG-43 dose-calculation formalism. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Monte Carlo (MC) simulations and radiochromic film measurements have been performed to obtain dose distributions with the source located at the center of one of the spheres and between two spheres. Primary and scatter dose contributions were evaluated to understand the role played by the scatter component. A standard treatment plan was generated using MC- and TG-43-based TPS applying the superposition principle. RESULTS: The MC model has been validated by performing additional simulations in the same conditions but transforming air and Freiburg flap materials into water to match TG-43 parameters. Both dose distributions differ less than 1%. Scatter defect compared with TG-43 data is up to 15% when the source is located at the center of the sphere and up to 25% when the source is between two spheres. Maximum deviations between TPS- and MC-based distributions are of 5%. CONCLUSIONS: The deviations in the TG-43-based dose distributions for a standard treatment plan with respect to the MC dose distribution calculated taking into account the composition and shape of the applicator and the surrounding air are lower than 5%. Therefore, this study supports the validity of the TPS used in clinical practice. (C) 2012 American Brachytherapy Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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[Vijande, Javier; Ballester, Facundo] Univ Valencia, Dept Atom Mol & Nucl Phys, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: javier.vijande@uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Inc |
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WOS:000310863700018 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1227 |
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Gimenez-Alventosa, V.; Ballester, F.; Vijande, J. |
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VoxelMages: a general-purpose graphical interface for designing geometries and processing DICOM images for PENELOPE |
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2016 |
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Applied Radiation And Isotopes |
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Appl. Radiat. Isot. |
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118 |
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251-257 |
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87.53.Bn; 87.53.Jw; 87.55.Qr; 87.55.km; 87.55.K |
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The design and construction of geometries for Monte Carlo calculations is an error-prone, time-consuming, and complex step in simulations describing particle interactions and transport in the field of medical physics. The software VoxelMages has been developed to help the user in this task. It allows to design complex geometries and to process DICOM image files for simulations with the general-purpose Monte Carlo code PENELOPE in an easy and straightforward way. VoxelMages also allows to import DICOM-RT structure contour information as delivered by a treatment planning system. Its main characteristics, usage and performance benchmarking are described in detail. |
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[Gimenez-Alventosa, V.; Ballester, F.; Vijande, J.] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Atom Mol & Nucl, E-46100 Valencia, Spain |
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Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd |
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0969-8043 |
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WOS:000390736100039 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2904 |
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