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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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Verification of dosimetric commissioning accuracy of intensity modulated radiation therapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy delivery using task Group-119 guidelines
Karunakaran Kaviarasu1, N Arunai Nambi Raj2, Misba Hamid3, A Ananda Giri Babu4, Lingampally Sreenivas4, Kammari Krishna Murthy4
1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad; Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore, India
2 Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics, VIT University, Vellore, India
3 Department of Physics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
4 Department of Radiation Oncology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, India
Correspondence Address:
Karunakaran Kaviarasu
Department of Radiation Oncology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad - 500 003, Telangana
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/jmp.JMP_16_17
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Aim: The purpose of this study is to verify the accuracy of the commissioning of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) based on the recommendation of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 119 (TG-119). Materials and Methods: TG-119 proposes a set of clinical test cases to verify the accuracy of IMRT planning and delivery system. For these test cases, we generated two sets of treatment plans, the first plan using 7–9 IMRT fields and a second plan utilizing two-arc VMAT technique for both 6 MV and 15 MV photon beams. The template plans of TG-119 were optimized and calculated by Varian Eclipse Treatment Planning System (version 13.5). Dose prescription and planning objectives were set according to the TG-119 goals. The point dose (mean dose to the contoured chamber volume) at the specified positions/locations was measured using compact (CC-13) ion chamber. The composite planar dose was measured with IMatriXX Evaluation 2D array with OmniPro IMRT Software (version 1.7b). The per-field relative gamma was measured using electronic portal imaging device in a way similar to the routine pretreatment patient-specific quality assurance. Results: Our planning results are compared with the TG-119 data. Point dose and fluence comparison data where within the acceptable confident limit. Conclusion: From the obtained data in this study, we conclude that the commissioning of IMRT and VMAT delivery were found within the limits of TG-119. |
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