Use of a 2-Dimensional Ionization Chamber Array to Measure Head Leakage of a Varian Truebeam<sup>®</sup>Linear Accelerator

• 作者: David Barbee
• 来源期刊: 医学物理学、临床工程、放射肿瘤学(英文)
• 学科: 经济
• 关键词: Gantry Leakage Linear Accelerator Commissioning Ionization Chamber Array
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（3）
• 页码范围: 87-95
• 页数: 9页
• 分类号: F42

摘要

The purpose of this work is to evaluate the use of a two-dimensional (2D) planar ion chamber array to characterize leakage radiation from the head of the linear accelerator. Ion chamber arrays provide a benefit over a singular ion chamber measurement as they allow for the measurement of a larger area in order to isolate the point of maximum leakage dose and the small size of each individual ion chamber minimizes volume-averaging effects. A Varian Truebeam<span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;white-space:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;">^{<span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;white-space:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;white-space:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;">&reg;</span></span>}</span> undergoing acceptance testing was used for all measurements. The gantry was wrapped in Portal Pack for Localization (PPL) radiographic film in order to isolate the location of maximum leakage. A calibration curve was developed and used to determine dose-to-film. An Ion Chamber Profiler (IC Profiler^{<span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:;" "=""><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&trade;</span></span>}) manufactured by Sun Nuclear Corporation was used to confirm measurements by the PPL film. All measurements were normalized to leakage at 100 cm from the target relative to the central axis. Three points were investigated with the IC Profiler, including the top of the gantry, the Varian logo, and the side of the gantry. For the three locations, respectively, the PPL film and the IC profiler were measured 0.142% and 0.131%, 0.036% and 0.030%, and 0.014% and 0.019%. The good agreement between the PPL film and the IC Profiler provides confidence in the use of a more efficient and accurate ion chamber array for head leakage measurements.