ArticlePloS one2022
Effect of linear accelerator carbon fiber couch on radiotherapy dose.
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- Modeling and Validation of a Proton Therapy Couch Top.International journal of particle therapy · 2025Article
- A PEEK into carbon fiber: A practical guide for high performance composite polymeric implants for orthopaedic oncology.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to explore the effect of carbon fiber couch on radiotherapy dose attenuation and gamma pass rate in intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) plans. A phantom inserted with an ionization chamber was placed at different positions of the couch, and the dose was measured by the chamber. Under the same positioning, the phantom dose was calculated using the real and virtual couch images, and the difference in the planned dose of radiotherapy was compared. Ten clinical IMRT plans were selected as dose verification data, and the gamma pass rates were compared between couch addition and non-addition conditions. When the radiation field was near 110° and 250°, the measured value attenuation coefficient of the ionization chamber at the joint of the couch was up to 34%; the attenuation coefficient of the treatment couch from the actual couch image calculated using the treatment planning system (TPS) was up to 33%; the attenuation coefficient of the virtual couch calculated using the TPS was up to 4.0%. The gamma pass rate of the dose verification near gantry angles 110° and 250° was low, and that of the joint could be lower than 85% under the condition of 3%/3 mm. The gamma pass rates of the radiation field passing through the couch were all affected. The dose was affected by the radiation field passing through the couch, with the largest effect when passing through the joint part of the treatment couch, followed by that of the main couch plate and extension plate. When the irradiation field passed through the joint and near 110° and 250° of the main couch, the dose difference was large, making it unsuitable for treatment.
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