EP-1461: Scintillator dosimetry reveals lung tumor size dependency of 6 MV AAA dose calculations

Monte Carlo Simulations of Novel Scintillator Detectors and Dosimetry Calculations

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Dose verification of radiotherapy for lung cancer by using plastic scintillator dosimetry and a heterogeneous phantom

Bone, air passages, cavities, and lung are elements present in patients, but challenging to properly correct for in treatment planning dose calculations. Plastic scintillator detectors (PSDs) have proven to be well suited for dosimetry in non-reference conditions such as small fields. The objective of this study was to investigate the performance of a commercial treatment planning system (TPS) ...

Evaluation of the Analytical Anisotropic Algorithm (AAA) in lung tumours for 6 MV photon energy

Dose Calculation Accuracy of AAA and AcurosXB Algorithms for Small Central and Interface Lung Lesions - Verification with Gafchromic Film Dosimetry

Dose calculation for small field radiotherapy with heterogeneity often involves discrepancies, so that algorithms used by treatment planning systems (TPS) should be evaluated with reference to achieving optimal treatment results. Accuracy of two model based algorithms, AcurosXB (AcXB) and the analytical anisotropic algorithm (AAA) from Eclipse TPS, were here tested. Measurements are made using ...

Verification of IMRT dose calculations using AAA and PBC algorithms in dose buildup regions

The purpose of this comparative study was to test the accuracy of anisotropic analytical algorithm (AAA) and pencil beam convolution (PBC) algorithms of Eclipse treatment planning system (TPS) for dose calculations in the low- and high-dose buildup regions. AAA and PBC algorithms were used to create two intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) plans of the same optimal fluence generated from a c...