Proton beam dosimetry in the presence of magnetic fields using Farmer-type ionization chambers of different radii.
MR-guided proton therapy
dosimetry
ionization chamber
magnetic fields
Journal
Medical physics
ISSN: 2473-4209
Titre abrégé: Med Phys
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0425746
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Historique:
revised:
14
02
2023
received:
27
10
2022
accepted:
06
03
2023
medline:
11
7
2023
pubmed:
21
3
2023
entrez:
20
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Magnetic resonance-guided proton therapy is promising, as it combines high-contrast imaging of soft tissue with highly conformal dose delivery. However, proton dosimetry in magnetic fields using ionization chambers is challenging since the dose distribution as well as the detector response are perturbed. This work investigates the effect of the magnetic field on the ionization chamber response, and on the polarity and ion recombination correction factors, which are essential for the implementation of a proton beam dosimetry protocol in the presence of magnetic fields. Three Farmer-type cylindrical ionization chambers, the 30013 with 3 mm inner radius (PTW, Freiburg, Germany) and two custom built chambers "R1" and "R6" with 1 and 6 mm inner radii respectively were placed at the center of an experimental electromagnet (Schwarzbeck Mess - Elektronik, Germany) 2 cm depth of an in-house developed 3D printed water phantom. The detector response was measured for a 3 × 10 cm At both energies, the ionization chamber PTW 30013 showed a non-linear response as a function of the magnetic field strength, with a decrease of the ionization chamber response of up to 0.27% ± 0.06% (1 SD) at 0.2 Tesla, followed by a smaller effect at higher magnetic field strength. For the chamber R1, the response decreased slightly with the magnetic field strength up to 0.45% ± 0.12% at 1 Tesla, and for the chamber R6, the response decreased up to 0.54% ± 0.13% at 0.1 Tesla, followed by a plateau up to 0.3 Tesla, and a weaker effect at higher magnetic field strength. The dependence of the polarity and recombination correction factor on the magnetic field was ⩽0.1% for the chamber PTW 30013. The magnetic field has a small but significant effect on the chamber response in the low magnetic field region for the chamber PTW 30013 and for R6, and in the high magnetic field region for the chamber R1. Corrections may be necessary for ionization chamber measurements, depending on both the chamber volume and the magnetic flux density. No significant effect of the magnetic field on the polarity and recombination correction factor was detected in this work for the ionization chamber PTW 30013.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Magnetic resonance-guided proton therapy is promising, as it combines high-contrast imaging of soft tissue with highly conformal dose delivery. However, proton dosimetry in magnetic fields using ionization chambers is challenging since the dose distribution as well as the detector response are perturbed.
PURPOSE
OBJECTIVE
This work investigates the effect of the magnetic field on the ionization chamber response, and on the polarity and ion recombination correction factors, which are essential for the implementation of a proton beam dosimetry protocol in the presence of magnetic fields.
METHODS
METHODS
Three Farmer-type cylindrical ionization chambers, the 30013 with 3 mm inner radius (PTW, Freiburg, Germany) and two custom built chambers "R1" and "R6" with 1 and 6 mm inner radii respectively were placed at the center of an experimental electromagnet (Schwarzbeck Mess - Elektronik, Germany) 2 cm depth of an in-house developed 3D printed water phantom. The detector response was measured for a 3 × 10 cm
RESULTS
RESULTS
At both energies, the ionization chamber PTW 30013 showed a non-linear response as a function of the magnetic field strength, with a decrease of the ionization chamber response of up to 0.27% ± 0.06% (1 SD) at 0.2 Tesla, followed by a smaller effect at higher magnetic field strength. For the chamber R1, the response decreased slightly with the magnetic field strength up to 0.45% ± 0.12% at 1 Tesla, and for the chamber R6, the response decreased up to 0.54% ± 0.13% at 0.1 Tesla, followed by a plateau up to 0.3 Tesla, and a weaker effect at higher magnetic field strength. The dependence of the polarity and recombination correction factor on the magnetic field was ⩽0.1% for the chamber PTW 30013.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The magnetic field has a small but significant effect on the chamber response in the low magnetic field region for the chamber PTW 30013 and for R6, and in the high magnetic field region for the chamber R1. Corrections may be necessary for ionization chamber measurements, depending on both the chamber volume and the magnetic flux density. No significant effect of the magnetic field on the polarity and recombination correction factor was detected in this work for the ionization chamber PTW 30013.
Substances chimiques
Protons
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
4590-4599Subventions
Organisme : DKFZ International PhD Program in Heidelberg
Organisme : Participating States and from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
ID : 19NRM01 MRgRT-DOS
Organisme : German Federal Ministry of Education and Research: Image Guided Diagnostics and Therapy - New Directions in Intervention
Organisme : ARTEMIS project
ID : 13GW0436A
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Medical Physics published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
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