ArticleThe British journal of radiology2025
Film measurements of kilovoltage x-ray percentage depth doses for different energies and field sizes.
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objectivesKilovoltage x-ray therapy, which includes superficial x-rays and orthovoltage x-rays, is particularly suited for treatments near the skin surface. Radiation dose deposition at depth is typically characterized by percentage depth dose (PDD) curves. However, PDD data are difficult to obtain in kilovoltage x-ray therapy, hence clinics often rely on British Journal of Radiology Supplement 25 (BJR-25) archival data. This study measured PDD for different energies and field sizes on the Xstrahl 300 kilovoltage x-ray therapy unit for comparison with BJR-25 data.
methodsWe irradiated EBT3 film in water using different energy and field size combinations, then, compared the acquired PDD curves with BJR-25 data. We used 75, 125, and 250 kVp beams, for 10 × 10 cm2 open field, 4 × 4 cm2 closed-ended square applicator, and open-ended circular applicators of 1.5, 2.0, 2.8, and 4.7 cm diameter.
resultsPDD for different energies and field sizes on the Xstrahl 300 kilovoltage x-ray therapy unit agreed well with BJR-25 data. The average difference between measured and BJR-25 data was -0.3 ± 1.8%; 85.9% of the individual local differences were within ±3%, 94.8% within ±4%, and 99.5% within ±5%.
conclusionsThe PDD curves presented here, together with BJR-25 data, can serve as useful comparison datasets for the commissioning of kilovoltage x-ray machines. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Our film-based measurement technique provides high spatial resolution PDD datapoints for a modern kilovoltage x-ray unit, adding to the limited published data in the kilovoltage energy range.
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