Cancer Science & Therapy

Todd Pawlicki

Publications

• Research Article
  Evaluation of IMRT QA Point Measurement Rocesses Using a Commercial Heterogeneous Phantom
  Author(s): Khaled Aljarrah, Todd Pawlicki, Neelam Tyagi and Steve B. JiangKhaled Aljarrah, Todd Pawlicki, Neelam Tyagi and Steve B. Jiang
  
  Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) has the potential to deliver a highly conformal dose distribution to the target volume compared to conventional radiotherapy. However, the use of IMRT introduces complexities in dose delivery and veri fi cation. Routine IMRT QA is typically performed in a homogeneous solid water phantom and does not verify the accuracy of a treatment planning system’s handling of the heterogeneity correction algorithm, which is particularly important in a low density lung medium. The purpose of this work is to evaluate common IMRT QA point measurement processes that take advantage of a commercial heterogeneous phantom [CIRS IMRT thorax phantom (CIRS, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, USA)]. Dose calculated with Monte Carlo (MC) methods and pencil beam (PB) methods are used. IMRT QA using the CIRS phantom with the MC and PB algorithms.. Read More»
  

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