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Development of a Compact Dose Verification System Using a Fluorescent Screen for Carbon-Ion Therapy
Yousuke Hara,Takuji Furukawa,Kota Mizushima,Naoya Saotome,Yuichi Saraya,Ryohei Tansho,Toshiyuki Shirai,Koji Noda 한국물리학회 2016 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.69 No.6
For quality assurance (QA) of therapeutic ion beams, a QA tool having high spatial resolution and quick verification is required. An imaging system with a fluorescent screen is suitable for the QA procedure. We developed a compact and quick verification system (NQA-SCN) using a fluorescent screen with a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera for the sake of two-dimensional dosimetry. The NQA-SCN can be attached to the irradiation port and the water column. Several types of corrections were applied to the raw image obtained by using the NQA-SCN. Our goal is to use the NQA-SCN for three-dimensional dose verification. However, in carbon-ion therapy, the fluorescent light is decreased by the quenching effect due to the increased linear energy transfer (LET) in the Bragg peak. For three-dimensional dose verification, as a first approach, we investigated the quenching effect of a carbon-ion beam in water. Also, to evaluate the performance of NQA-SCN, we carried out experiments concerning QA procedures.
Status of a Carbon-Ion Therapy Facility and Development for Advanced Treatment
Atsushi Kitagawa,Takashi Fujita,Akifumi Fukumura,Takuji Furukawa,Taku Inaniwa,Yoshiyuki Iwata,Tatsuaki Kanai,Mitsutaka Kanazawa,Nobuyuki Kanematsu,Yuki Kase,Masataka Komori,Koji Noda,Yumiko Ohno,Shinj 한국물리학회 2008 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.53 No.6
Over 3000 cancer patients have already been treated with 140- to 400-MeV/n carbon beams produced by the heavy ion medical accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) since 1994. These clinical results have clearly verified the advantages of carbon ions. Based on our experience at HIMAC, a hospital-specific facility optimized for carbon-ion therapy has been designed. The prototype developments of an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source, a radio frequency quadruple (RFQ) linac, an inter digital H (IH) linac, an acceleration system of synchrotron, a beam-delivery system and other key-technology parts have been successfully finished. Thus, in co-operation with NIRS, Gunma University has been constructing a carbon-therapy facility since April, 2006. If the present clinical results are to be improved, it is necessary to create a more accurate dose distribution on tumors without an undesired dose being deposited in normal tissue. Beam-scanning methods with respiration-gated irradiation are especially important to treat a cancer tumor located in the trunk of a patient. Over 3000 cancer patients have already been treated with 140- to 400-MeV/n carbon beams produced by the heavy ion medical accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) since 1994. These clinical results have clearly verified the advantages of carbon ions. Based on our experience at HIMAC, a hospital-specific facility optimized for carbon-ion therapy has been designed. The prototype developments of an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source, a radio frequency quadruple (RFQ) linac, an inter digital H (IH) linac, an acceleration system of synchrotron, a beam-delivery system and other key-technology parts have been successfully finished. Thus, in co-operation with NIRS, Gunma University has been constructing a carbon-therapy facility since April, 2006. If the present clinical results are to be improved, it is necessary to create a more accurate dose distribution on tumors without an undesired dose being deposited in normal tissue. Beam-scanning methods with respiration-gated irradiation are especially important to treat a cancer tumor located in the trunk of a patient.