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Lack of backscatter factor measurements in HDR applications with MOSkins

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Measurements of backscatter correction factors for intra operative (IOBT) HDR brachytherapy applicators were made using Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP), MOSFET devices. In clinical use there is an absence of backscatter material above the IOBT applicator, leading to a lower dose than predicted by conventional TG-43 dose calculations. To estimate the uncertainty in the MOSFET measurements, the dosimetric characteristics, including reproducibility, stability, linearity, and angular and energy response were measured using a HDR Ir-192 source, kilovoltage treatment unit and a high energy linac. Measurements were compared with previously published Monte Carlo data. Variability of the response of the MOSFETs due to angular variation contributed the largest uncertainty in dose measurements. Using the IOBT applicator without adequate scatter material resulted in a reduction of delivered dose of on average 10%, but was dependent on the location on the applicator and the treatment field size. Theoretical calculations based on previously published study indicated an expected reduced dose of on average 4%. MOSFET devices provide an ideal measurement tool in the presence of high dose gradients, however, the dosimetric characteristics of the detector must be accounted for when estimating the uncertainty.

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Acknowledgments

The Authors would like to thank the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics at the University of Wollongong for the generous supply of the MOSkin devices used in this project and in particular we would like to thank Dr Dean Cutajar for his assistance. We would also like to thank the radiation therapists, especially Ms Sylvia van Dyk at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre for their careful construction of the IOBT applicator and helpful discussion in the clinical use of the applicator.

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  1. School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Anna Hayton & Annette Haworth

  2. Department of Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Annette Haworth, David Waterhouse, Stephen Todd & Joseph Pillainayagam

  3. Medical Physics Section, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, Melbourne, VIC, 3085, Australia

    Anna Hayton

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Hayton, A., Haworth, A., Waterhouse, D. et al. Lack of backscatter factor measurements in HDR applications with MOSkins. Australas Phys Eng Sci Med 34, 545–552 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-011-0101-5

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