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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2025

Development and application of a novel scintillation gel-based 3D dosimetry system for radiotherapy.

Hua Li, Haijing Jin, Liang He, Xuewen Yan, Hui Zhang, Deyuan Li

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2025. 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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6 authors.

Hua LiFrontier Technology Center, China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Haijing JinFrontier Technology Center, China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Liang HeFrontier Technology Center, China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Xuewen YanFrontier Technology Center, China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Hui ZhangFrontier Technology Center, China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Deyuan LiFrontier Technology Center, China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 11905190National Natural Science Foundation of China 12305402Science Fund for Talented Young Scholars of China National Nuclear Corporation 36
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study introduced a novel 3D dosimetry system for radiotherapy in order to address the limitations of traditional quality assurance methods in precision radiotherapy techniques.

methodsThe research required the use of scintillation material, optical measurements, and a dose reconstruction algorithm. The scintillation material, which mimics human soft tissue characteristics, served as a both physical phantom and a radiation detector. The dose distribution inside the scintillator can be converted to light distributions, which were measured by optical cameras from different angles and manifested as pixel values. The proposed dose reconstruction algorithm, LASSO-TV, effectively reconstructed the dose distribution from pixel values, overcoming challenges such as limited projection directions and large-scale matrices.

resultsVarious clinical plans were tested and validated, including a modified segment from the SBRT plan and IMRT clinical plan. The dosimetry system can execute full 3D dose determinations as a function of time with a spatial resolution of 1-2 mm, enabling high-resolution measurements for dynamic dose distribution. Comparative analysis with mainstream device MapCHECK2 confirmed the accuracy of the system, with a relative measurement error of within 5%.

conclusionsTesting and validation results demonstrated the dosimetry system's promising potential for dynamic treatment quality assurance.

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AlgorithmsImaging, Three-DimensionalNeoplasmsPhantoms, ImagingRadiometryRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedScintillation CountingGelsHumansQuality Assurance, Health CareRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedGels3D dosimetryquality assuranceradiotherapyscintillation gel

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PMID39704638
PMCPMC11905255

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