正交电子束和X射线照射野衔接的剂量学分析

正交电子野和光子野衔接区域,一定会有剂量热点和冷点出现,剂量分布不均匀程度与治疗机的物理参数直接相关.本文通过测量了Elekta Precise 治疗机和Elekta Synergy 治疗机X射线和电子线的部分剂量学参数,对正交电子束和X(γ)射线照射野的衔接区域内的剂量分布的不均匀程度进行了定量分析,提出用扩展光子野半影的方法来降低剂量分布的不均匀程度,比较了不同治疗机条件下衔接区域内的剂量分布.结果表明,无论是在未扩展光子野半影的情况下,还是在扩展了光子野半影的情况下,与使用Elekta Precise 治疗机相比,使用光子射野半影较小的Elekta Synergy 治疗机,电子野与光子野衔接区域内的剂量不均匀程度更强.

Dosimetric Analysis on the Region of Perpendicular Electron-Photon Matching Fields

Hot spots and cold spots always appear in the matched region of electron-photon fields. The degree of this kind of dose heterogeneity depends on the physical characteristic of a treatment unit and the energy of electrons. In this paper, a set of dosimetric parameters have been measured on electron rays and x rays for the Elekta Precise treatment unit and the Elekta Synergy treatment unit, respectively. The hot spots and cold spots in the region of perpendicular electron-photon matching fields have been analysed quantitatively. The method to extend penumbra for photon beam profiles was proposed for improving the dose uniformity in the matched regions. And the dose profiles in the matched regions for different treatment units were compared. The results showed that there were stronger hot spots and cold spots for treatment unit with smaller penumbra for photon beams either under the condition of unmodified photon beam profile or the condition of modified photon beam profile.