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
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)
Journal title :
Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors (JMSS)