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View article: Analysis of human errors in the operation of various treatment planning systems over a 10-year period
Analysis of human errors in the operation of various treatment planning systems over a 10-year period Open
The present study aimed to summarize and report data on errors related to treatment planning, which were collected by medical physicists. The following analyses were performed based on the 10-year error report data: (1) listing of high-ris…
View article: Commissioning and performance evaluation of commercially available mobile imager for image guided total body irradiation
Commissioning and performance evaluation of commercially available mobile imager for image guided total body irradiation Open
Background The setup of lung shield (LS) in total body irradiation (TBI) with the computed radiography (CR) system is a time‐consuming task and has not been quantitatively evaluated. The TBI mobile imager (TBI‐MI) can solve this problem th…
View article: <i>In vivo</i> dosimetry for testicular and scalp shielding in total skin electron therapy using a radiophotoluminescence glass dosimeter
<i>In vivo</i> dosimetry for testicular and scalp shielding in total skin electron therapy using a radiophotoluminescence glass dosimeter Open
Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a common, low-grade non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of skin-homing T lymphocytes that can be treated via skin-directed radiotherapy. Our institution has implemented total skin electron therapy (TSET) with a 4.3 m source-to…
View article: Inter-fractional variations in the dosimetric parameters of accelerated partial breast irradiation using a strut-adjusted volume implant
Inter-fractional variations in the dosimetric parameters of accelerated partial breast irradiation using a strut-adjusted volume implant Open
The aim of the study was to evaluate inter-fractional dosimetric variations for high-dose rate breast brachytherapy using a strut-adjusted volume implant (SAVI). For the nine patients included, dosimetric constraints for treatment were as …
View article: Density scaling of phantom materials for a 3D dose verification system
Density scaling of phantom materials for a 3D dose verification system Open
In this study, the optimum density scaling factors of phantom materials for a commercially available three‐dimensional (3D) dose verification system (Delta4) were investigated in order to improve the accuracy of the calculated dose distrib…
View article: Dosimetric impact of an air passage on intraluminal brachytherapy for bronchus cancer
Dosimetric impact of an air passage on intraluminal brachytherapy for bronchus cancer Open
The brachytherapy dose calculations used in treatment planning systems (TPSs) have conventionally been performed assuming homogeneous water. Using measurements and a Monte Carlo simulation, we evaluated the dosimetric impact of an air pass…