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ArticleJournal of medical physics

Verification of Treatment Planning Algorithms Using Optically Stimulated Luminescent Dosimeters in a Breast Phantom.

Zhenia Gopalakrishnan, Raghuram K Nair, P Raghukumar, Sharika V Menon, Saju Bhasi

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Zhenia GopalakrishnanDivision of Radiation Physics, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Raghuram K NairDivision of Radiation Physics, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
P RaghukumarDivision of Radiation Physics, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Sharika V MenonDivision of Radiation Physics, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Saju BhasiDivision of Radiation Physics, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

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aimThe aim of this study is to measure and compare the surface dose of treated breast and contralateral breast with the treatment planning system (TPS) calculated dose using calibrated optically stimulated luminescent dosimeter (OSLD) in an indigenous wax breast phantom. MATERIALS AND

methodsThree-dimensional conformal plans were generated in eclipse TPS v. 13 to treat the left breast of a wax phantom for a prescribed dose of 200 cGy. The plans were calculated using anisotropic analytical algorithm (AAA) and Acuros algorithm with 1-mm grid size. Calibrated OSLDs were used to measure the surface dose of treated and contralateral breasts.

resultsLarge differences were observed between measured and expected doses when OSLDs were read in "reading mode" compared to the "hardware mode." The consistency in the responses of OSLDs was better (deviation <±5%) in the "hardware mode." Reasonable agreement between TPS dose and measured dose was found in regions inside the treatment field of treated breast using OSLDs for both algorithms. OSLD measured doses and TPS doses, for the points where the angle of incidence was almost normal, were in good agreement compared to all other locations where the angle of incidence varied from 45° to 70°. The maximum deviation between measured doses and calculated doses with AAA and with Acuros were 2.2% and-12.38%, respectively, for planning target volume breast, and 76% and 77.51%, respectively, for the opposite breast.

conclusionAn independent calibration factor is required before using the OSLDs for

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Acuros algorithmanalytical anisotropic algorithmoptically stimulated luminescent dosimeterphantom

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PMCPMC6299750

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