Title of article :
Designing and Dosimetry of a Shield for Photon Fields of Radiation Therapy in Oral Cavity Cancer
Author/Authors :
Jabbari، Keyvan نويسنده Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, School of Medicine , , Senobari، Somayeh نويسنده Departments of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Roayaei ، Mahnaz نويسنده Department of Radiation Oncology , , Rostampour، Masoumeh نويسنده Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2015
Pages :
7
From page :
110
To page :
116
Abstract :
The cancer of oral cavity is related to lesions of mucous membrane of tongue and gum that can be treated with radiation therapy. A lateral photon field can be used to treat this kind of tumor, which has a side effect on normal tissue in the opposite side of the oral cavity.  In  this  study  the  dosimetric  effect  of  the  various  shields  in  oral  cavity  is  evaluated.  In  this  study,  a  special  phantom  similar  tothe structure of oral cavity with capability of film dosimetry was designed and constructed. The various shield slabs were made of fivematerials:  Lead,  Plexiglas, Acrylic  resin,  Silicon  and  Plaster.  For  irradiation,  Cobalt  60  (60Co)  and  6  MV  photon  beams  were  used.The film dosimetry before and after the shield was performed using GAFCHROMIC EBT2 films. The film before the shield measuresthe  magnitude  of  backscattering  radiation  from  the  shield. The  prescribed  dose  was  150  cGy.  Results  showed  that  3 cm  of  the  leadin both energies had the maximum absorption of radiation. The absorbed dose to opposite side of shield for 6 MV photon beams and60Co  were  21  and  32  cGy,  respectively. The  minimum  attenuation  on  radiation  was  observed  in  silicon  shield  for  which  the  dose  ofopposite side were 116 and 147 cGy for 6 MV and 60Co respectively. The maximum backscattered dose was measured 177 cGy and219 cGy using 3 cm thickness of lead, which was quite considerable. The minimum backscattering where for acrylic resin 101 and 118cGy for 6 MV and cobalt. In this study, it was concluded that the amount of backscattering for 3 cm Lead shield is quite considerableand increases the dose significantly. A composite layer of shield with 1 to 2 cm lead and 1 cm acrylic resin can have the protective effectand low backscattering radiation at the same time.
Journal title :
Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors (JMSS)
Serial Year :
2015
Journal title :
Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors (JMSS)
Record number :
2049948
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