Mishra Subhalaxmi, Dixit P K, Selvam T Palani, Yavalkar Sanket S, Deshpande D D
Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, India.
J Med Phys. 2018 Jan-Mar;43(1):1-8. doi: 10.4103/jmp.JMP_125_17.
A Monte Carlo model of a 6 MV medical linear accelerator (linac) unit built indigenously was developed using the BEAMnrc user code of the EGSnrc code system. The model was benchmarked against the measurements. Monte Carlo simulations were carried out for different incident electron beam parameters in the study.
Simulation of indigenously developed linac unit has been carried out using the Monte Carlo based BEAMnrc user-code of the EGSnrc code system. Using the model, percentage depth dose (PDD), and lateral dose profiles were studied using the DOSXYZnrc user code. To identify appropriate electron parameters, three different distributions of electron beam intensity were investigated. For each case, the kinetic energy of the incident electron was varied from 6 to 6.5 MeV (0.1 MeV increment). The calculated dose data were compared against the measurements using the PTW, Germany make RFA dosimetric system (water tank MP3-M and 0.125 cm ion chamber).
The best fit of incident electron beam parameter was found for the combination of beam energy of 6.2 MeV and circular Gaussian distributed source in X and Y with FWHM of 1.0 mm. PDD and beam profiles (along both X and Y directions) were calculated for the field sizes from 5 cm × 5 cm to 25 cm × 25 cm. The dose difference between the calculated and measured PDD and profile values were under 1%, except for the penumbra region where the maximum deviation was found to be around 2%.
A Monte Carlo model of indigenous linac (6 MV) has been developed and benchmarked against the measured data.
使用EGSnrc代码系统的BEAMnrc用户代码开发了一个国产6兆伏医用直线加速器(直线加速器)单元的蒙特卡罗模型。该模型与测量结果进行了基准测试。在本研究中,针对不同的入射电子束参数进行了蒙特卡罗模拟。
使用基于蒙特卡罗的EGSnrc代码系统的BEAMnrc用户代码对国产直线加速器单元进行了模拟。使用该模型,通过DOSXYZnrc用户代码研究了百分深度剂量(PDD)和侧向剂量分布。为了确定合适的电子参数,研究了三种不同的电子束强度分布。对于每种情况,入射电子的动能从6兆电子伏变化到6.5兆电子伏(增量为0.1兆电子伏)。使用德国制造的PTW RFA剂量测定系统(水箱MP3 - M和0.125厘米电离室)将计算得到的剂量数据与测量结果进行比较。
对于能量为6.2兆电子伏且在X和Y方向上呈圆形高斯分布、半高宽为1.0毫米的源的组合,发现入射电子束参数的最佳拟合。计算了5厘米×5厘米至25厘米×25厘米射野尺寸的PDD和射野分布(沿X和Y两个方向)。计算值与测量值之间的PDD和分布值的剂量差异在1%以内,但半影区除外,在该区域最大偏差约为2%。
已开发出国产直线加速器(6兆伏)的蒙特卡罗模型,并与测量数据进行了基准测试。