redução de incertezas em radioterapia utilizando simulação monte carlo: análise espectral aplicada à correção de dose absorvida reduction of uncertainties in radiotherapy assessed by monte carlo simulation: spectral analysis applied to absorbed dose correction

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Abstract
OBJETIVO: Determinar, por simulação Monte Carlo, os espectros de feixes de cobaltoterapia em profundidade na água e fatores de correção para doses absorvidas em dosímetros termoluminescentes de fluoreto de lítio. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: As simulações dos espectros secundários da fonte clínica de cobalto-60 foram realizadas com o código Monte Carlo PENELOPE, em diversas profundidades na água. Medidas experimentais de dose profunda foram obtidas com dosímetros termoluminescentes e câmara de ionização em condições de referência em radioterapia. Os fatores de correção para os dosímetros termoluminescentes foram obtidos através da razão entre as absorções relativas ao espectro de baixa energia e ao espectro total. RESULTADOS: A análise espectral em profundidade revelou a existência de espectros secundários de baixa energia responsáveis por uma parcela significativa da deposição de dose. Foram observadas discrepâncias de 3,2% nas doses medidas experimentalmente com a câmara de ionização e com os dosímetros termoluminescentes. O uso dos fatores de correção nessas medidas permitiu diminuir a discrepância entre as doses absorvidas para, no máximo, 0,3%. CONCLUSÃO: Os espectros simulados permitem o cálculo de fatores de correção para as leituras de dosímetros termoluminescentes utilizados em medidas de dose profunda, contribuindo para a redução das incertezas associadas ao controle de qualidade de feixes clínicos em radioterapia.
OBJECTIVE: To calculate spectra of cobalt-60 beam at water depth and correction factors for absorbed dose measurements obtained with lithium fluoride thermoluminescent dosimeters using Monte Carlo simulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The simulations of secondary spectra of clinical cobalt-60 sources were performed with the PENELOPE Monte Carlo code at different water depths. Experimental measurements of deep doses were obtained with thermoluminescent dosimeters and ionization chamber under reference conditions for radiotherapy. Correction factors for the thermoluminescent dosimeters detectors were obtained through the ratio between the relative energy absorption for the low energy spectrum and the total spectrum. RESULTS: Deep spectral analysis has demonstrated the presence of secondary low-energy spectra responsible for a significant portion of the dose deposition. Discrepancies of 3.2% were observed among the doses measured with ionization chamber and thermoluminescent dosimeters. The adoption of correction factors has allowed a reduction in the discrepancy among absorbed doses to a maximum of 0.3%. CONCLUSION: Simulated spectra allow the calculation of correction factors for reading of thermoluminescent dosimeters utilized in the measurement of deep doses, contributing for the reduction of uncertainties associated with quality control of clinical beams in radiotherapy.
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Authors Tatiana Marques, Mirko Alva-Sánchez, Patrícia Nicolucci
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Journal india international conference on information processing, iicip 2016 - proceedings
Year 2010
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10.1590/S0100-39842010000200013
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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842010000200013
Keywords
spectrometry radiotherapy monte carlo simulation quality control nuclear medicine medical radiology tldmedical physics

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