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Session in Memory of Robert J. Shalek: High Resolution Dosimetry From 2D to 3D to Real-Time 3D


H Li

M Oldham

S Beddar

B Pogue





H Li1*, M Oldham2*, S Beddar3*, B Pogue4*, (1) Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, (2) Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, (3) UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (4) Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Presentations

7:30 AM : Memorial Introduction; Storage Phosphor Panels for Radiation Therapy Dosimetry - H Li, Presenting Author
8:00 AM : Methods and Applications of 3D Radiochromic Dosimetry - M Oldham, Presenting Author
8:30 AM : Real-time volumetric scintillation dosimetry for radiation therapy - S Beddar, Presenting Author
9:00 AM : Cherenkov imaging for radiation therapy dose verification on patients - B Pogue, Presenting Author

WE-AB-BRB-0 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016) 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Room: Ballroom B


Despite widespread IMRT treatments at modern radiation therapy clinics, precise dosimetric commissioning of an IMRT system remains a challenge. In the most recent report from the Radiological Physics Center (RPC), nearly 20% of institutions failed an end-to-end test with an anthropomorphic head and neck phantom, a test that has rather lenient dose difference and distance-to-agreement criteria of 7% and 4 mm. The RPC report provides strong evidence that IMRT implementation is prone to error and that improved quality assurance tools are required. At the heart of radiation therapy dosimetry is the multidimensional dosimeter. However, due to the limited availability of water-equivalent dosimetry materials, research and development in this important field is challenging. In this session, we will review a few dosimeter developments that are either in the laboratory phase or in the pre-commercialization phase. 1) Radiochromic plastic. Novel formulations exhibit light absorbing optical contrast with very little scatter, enabling faster, broad beam optical CT design. 2) Storage phosphor. After irradiation, the dosimetry panels will be read out using a dedicated 2D scanning apparatus in a non-invasive, electro-optic manner and immediately restored for further use. 3) Liquid scintillator. Scintillators convert the energy from x-rays and proton beams into visible light, which can be recorded with a scientific camera (CCD or CMOS) from multiple angles. The 3D shape of the dose distribution can then be reconstructed. 4) Cherenkov emission imaging. Gated intensified imaging allows video-rate passive detection of Cherenkov emission during radiation therapy with the room lights on.
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the physics of a variety of dosimetry techniques based upon optical imaging
2. To investigate the strategies to overcome respective challenges and limitations
3. To explore novel ideas of dosimeter design


Funding Support, Disclosures, and Conflict of Interest: Supported in part by NIH Grants R01CA148853, R01CA182450, R01CA109558. Brian Pogue is founder and president of the company DoseOptics LLC, dedicated to developing and commercializing the first dedicated Cerenkov imaging camera and system for radiation dose imaging. Work reported in this talk does not involve the use of DoseOptics technology.; H. Li, This work was supported in part by NIH Grant No. R01CA148853; S. Beddar, NIH funding R01-CA182450 No COI

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