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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2018

CyberKnife

Giordano Biasi, Marco Petasecca, Susanna Guatelli, Ebert A Martin, Garry Grogan, Benjamin Hug, Jonathan Lane, Vladimir Perevertaylo, Tomas Kron, Anatoly B Rosenfeld

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Giordano BiasiCentre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia.
Marco PetaseccaCentre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia.
Susanna GuatelliCentre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia.
Ebert A MartinCentre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia.
Garry GroganDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
Benjamin HugDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
Jonathan LaneDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
Vladimir PerevertayloSPA-BIT, Kiev, Ukraine.
Tomas KronCentre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia.
Anatoly B RosenfeldCentre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 NSW, Australia.
University of Wollongong · AUSir Charles Gairdner Hospital · AUPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre · AU

Funding

National Health and the Medical Research Council of Australia APP 1123376
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe challenges of accurate dosimetry for stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) with small unflattened radiation fields have been widely reported in the literature. In this case, suitable dosimeters would have to offer a submillimeter spatial resolution. The CyberKnife

methodsA 2D monolithic silicon array detector, the "Octa", was evaluated for dosimetric quality assurance (QA) for a CyberKnife system. OFs, DPs, percentage depth-dose (PDD) and tissue maximum ratio (TMR) were investigated, and results were benchmarked against the PTW SRS diode. Cross-plane, in-plane and 2 diagonal dose profiles were measured simultaneously with high spatial resolution (0.3 mm). Monte Carlo (MC) simulations with a GEANT4 (GEometry ANd Tracking 4) tool-kit were added to the study to support the experimental characterization of the detector response.

resultsFor fixed cones and the Iris, for all field sizes investigated in the range between 5 and 60 mm diameter, OFs, PDDs, TMRs, and DPs in terms of FWHM measured by the Octa were accurate within 3% when benchmarked against the SRS diode and MC calculations.

conclusionsThe Octa was shown to be an accurate dosimeter for measurements with a 6 MV FFF beam delivered with a CyberKnife system. The detector enabled real-time dosimetric verification for the variable aperture Iris collimator, yielding OFs and DPs consistent with those obtained with alternative methods.

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RadiosurgeryMonte Carlo MethodParticle AcceleratorsRadiometryReproducibility of Results2D monolithic silicon array detectorCyberKnifequality assurancesmall-field dosimetrySRT

Identifiers

PMID29998618
PMCPMC6123130
OpenAlexW2876342413

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