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ArticleInternational journal of particle therapy2021

Dosimetric Effect of Biozorb Markers for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation in Proton Therapy.

Melton D Parham, Salahuddin Ahmad, Hosang Jin

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Article in International journal of particle therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Melton D ParhamSun Nuclear Cooperation, Melbourne, FL, USA.
Salahuddin AhmadDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Hosang JinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · USSun Nuclear (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate dosimetric implications of biodegradable Biozorb (BZ) markers for proton accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) plans. MATERIALS AND

methodsSix different BZs were placed within in-house breast phantoms to acquire computed tomography (CT) images. A contour correction method with proper mass density overriding for BZ titanium clip and surrounding tissue was applied to minimize inaccuracies found in the CT images in the RayStation planning system. Each breast phantom was irradiated by a monoenergetic proton beam (103.23 MeV and 8×8 cm

resultsIn the range perturbation study, the S1 simulation showed a good agreement with the chamber measurements, while excess pullbacks of 1∼2 mm were found in the S2 and S3 simulations. The film study showed local dose shadowing and perturbation by the clips that RayStation could not predict. In the plan study, no significant differences in the plan quality were found among the 3 scenarios. However, substantial range pullbacks were observed for S3.

conclusionThe density correction method could minimize the dose and range difference between measurement and RayStation prediction. It should be avoided to simply override the known physical density of the BZ clips for treatment planning owing to overestimation of the range pullback.

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APBIBiozorbproton therapyrange perturbation

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PMID33829070
PMCPMC8019574
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