Polymer gel dosimetry using a three-dimensional MRI acquisition technique

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2506-2516

  Baras, P ^a   Seimenis, I ^a   Kipouros, P ^b   Papagiannis, P ^b   Angelopoulos, A ^b   Sakelliou, L ^b   Pappas, E ^c   Baltas, D ^d,e   Karaiskos, P ^f   Sandilos, P ^f   Vlachos, L ^f  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Regional Anticancer Oncology Hospital of Athens 'St Savvas'   (Greece)

^d Klinikum Offenbach GmbH   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS   (Greece)

^f HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

3 D; Brachytherapy; Intravascular; Polymer MRI dosimetry

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; POLYMERS; RADIOTHERAPY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; INTRAVASCULAR; INTRAVASCULAR BRACHYTHERAPY; INTRAVASCULAR IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION REGIME; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; POLYMER GEL DOSIMETRY; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

1 VINYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; IRIDIUM 192; N VINYLPYRROLIDONE ARGON; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARGON; GELATIN; N VINYLPYRROLIDONE ARGON POLYMER; N-VINYLPYRROLIDONE-ARGON POLYMER; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; GEL; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION STUDY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ARGON; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GELATIN; GELS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMERS; POLYVINYLS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 18744386091     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1514657     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. M. J. Maryanski, J. C. Gore, R. P. Kennan, and R. J. Schulz, "NMR relaxation enhancement in gels polymerized and cross-linked by ionizing radiation: A new approach to 3D dosimetry by MRI," Magn. Reson. Imaging 11, 253-258 (1993).
2. L. J. Schreiner, "Gel dosimetry: Motivation and historical foundation," DOSGEL '99, Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Radiation Therapy Gel Dosimetry, Lexington, Kentucky, 21-23 July, 1999, pp. 1-10.
3. M. McJury, M. Oldham, V. P. Cosgrove, P. S. Murphy, S. Doran, M. O. Leach, and S. Webb, "Radiation dosimetry using polymer gels: Methods and applications," Br. J. Radiol. 73, 919-929 (2000).
4. E. Pappas, P. Pagagiannis, P. Kipouros, I. Seimenis, P. Baras, P. Karaiskos, A. Angelopoulos, L. Sakelliou, P. Sandilos, and L. Vlachos, "Intravascular brachytherapy dosimetry using VIPAR polymer gels," DOSGEL '01, Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Radiation Therapy Gel Dosimetry, Brisbane, Australia, 18-21 November, 2001.
5. C. McKerracher and D. I. Thwaites, "Assessment of new small-field detectors against standard-field detectors for practical stereotactic beam data acquisition," Phys. Med. Biol. 44, 2143-2160 (1999).
6. Y. DeDeene, C. De Wagter, B. Van Duyse, S. Derycke, W. De Neve, and E. Achten, "Three-dimensional dosimetry using polymer gel and magnetic resonance imaging applied to the verification of conformal radiation therapy in head-and-neck cancer," Radiother. Oncol. 48, 283-291 (1998).
7. 192Ir source using a polyacrylamide gel (PAG) dosimeter," Phys. Med. Biol. 44, 2431-2444 (1999).
8. E. Pappas, T. Maris, A. Angelopoulos, M. Paparigopoulou, L. Sakelliou, P. Sandilos, S. Voyiatzi, and L. Vlachos, "A new polymer gel for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiation dosimetry," Phys. Med. Biol. 44, 2677-2684 (1999).
9. E. Pappas, I. Seimenis, A. Angelopoulos, P. Georgolopoulou, M. Kamariotaki-Paparigopoulou, T. Maris, L. Sakelliou, P. Sandilos, and L. Vlachos, "Narrow stereotactic beam profile measurements using N-Vinylpyrrolidone based polymer gels and Magnetic Resonance Imaging," Phys. Med. Biol. 46, 783-797 (2001).
10. 192Ir HDR source using N-vinylpyrrolidone based polymer gels and magnetic resonance imaging," Med. Phys. 28, 1416-1426 (2001).
11. P. Kipouros, E. Pappas, P. Baras, D. Hatzipanayoti, P. Karaiskos, L. Sakelliou, P. Sandilos, and I. Seimenis, "Wide dynamic dose range of VIPAR polymer gel dosimetry," Phys. Med. Biol. 46, 2143-2159 (2001).
12. M. LePage, P. M. Jayasakera, S. A. J. Back, and C. Baldock, "Dose resolution optimization of polymer gel dosimeters using different monomers," Phys. Med. Biol. 46, 2665-2680 (2001).
13. 192Irsource," Phys. Med. Biol. 46, 2801-2825 (2001).
14. A. R. Farajollahi, D. E. Bonnett, A. J. Ratcliffe, R. J. Aukett, and J. A. Mills, "An investigation into the use of polymer gel dosimetry in low dose rate brachytherapy," Br. J. Radiol. 72, 1085-1092 (1999).
15. M. J. Maryanski, G. S. Ibbott, P. Eastman, R. J. Schultz, and J. C. Gore, "Radiation therapy, dosimetry using magnetic resonance imaging of polymer gels," Med. Phys. 23, 699-705 (1996).
16. U. O. Häfeli, W. K. Roberts, D. S. Meier, J. P. Ciezki, G. J. Pauer, E. J. Lee, and M. S. Weinhous, "Dosimetry of a W-188/Re-188 beta line source for endovascular brachytherapy." Med. Phys. 27, 668-675 (2000).
17. D. A. Low, J. F. Dempsey, R. Venkatesan, S. Mutic, J. Markman, E. M. Haacke, and J. A. Purdy, "Evaluation of polymer gels and MRI as a 3-D dosimeter for intensity-modulated radiation therapy," Med. Phys. 26, 1542-1551 (1999).
18. V. Spevacek, J. Novotny, P. Dvorak, J. Novotny, Jr., and T. Cechak, "Temperature dependence of polymer-gel dosimeter NMR response," Med. Phys. 28. 2370-2378 (2001).
19. D. Baltas, R. Kramer, and E. Loeffler, "Measurements of the anisotropy of the new Ir-192 source for the microSelection-HDR," Activity, Special Report No. 3, Nucletron, 1993.
20. 192Ir high dose-rate brachytherapy source," Med. Phys. 25, 1975-1984 (1998).
21. 192Ir sources using a Sievert integration model," Phys. Med. Biol. 45, 383-398 (2000).
22. 192Ir high dose rate brachytherapy source." Med. Phys. 27, 2521-2527 (2000).
23. 192Ir sources," Med. Phys. 22. 809-819 (1995).
24. X. Muller-Runkel and S. H. Cho, "Anisotropy measurements of a high dose rate Ir-192 source in air and in polystyrene," Med. Phys. 21, 1131-1134 (1994).
25. 192iridium high dose rate source measured with a miniature ionization chamber," Med. Phys. 24, 751-755 (1997).
26. 192Ir source for high dose-rate brachytherapy," Phys. Med. Biol. 40, 2015-2036 (1995).
27. C. Baldock. M. Lepage, S. A. J. Back, P. J. Murry, P. M. Jayasekera, D. Porter, and T. Kron, "Dose resolution in radiotherapy polymer gel dosimetry: Effect of echo spacing in MRI pulse sequence," Phys. Med. Biol. 46, 449-460 (2001).
28. G. Johnson, Y. Z. Wadghiri, and D. H. Turnbull, "2D Multislice and 3D MRI sequences are often equally sensitive," Magn. Reson. Med. 41, 824-828 (1999).
29. Y. De Deene and C. De Wagter, "Artefacts in multi-echo T2 imaging for high-precision gel dosimetry: III. Effects of temperature drift during scanning," Phys. Med. Biol. 46, 2697-2711 (2001).
30. Y. De Deene, R. Van de Walle, E. Achten, and C. De Wagter, "Mathematical analysis and experimental investigation of noise in quantitative magnetic resonance imaging applied in polymer gel dosimetry," Signal Process. 70, 85-101 (1998).
31. P. Karaiskos, L. Sakelliou, P. Sandilos, and L. Vlachos, "Limitations of the point and line source approximations for the determination of geometry factors around brachytherapy sources," Med. Phys. 27, 124-128 (2000).
32. 192Ir wires for LDR interstitial brachytherapy following the AAPM TG-43 dosimetric formalism," Med. Phys. 28, 156-166 (2001).
33. 192Ir," Med. Phys. 6, 49-52 (1979).
34. H. H. Scofield, "Theoretical photoionization cross sections from 1 to 1500 keV," Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Report UCRL-51326, Livermore, CA 94550-9234, 1973.
35. J. H. Hubbel, Wm. J. Veigele, E. A. Briggs, R. T. Brown, D. T. Cromer, and R. J. Howerton, "Atomic form factors, incoherent scattering functions, and photon scattering cross sections," J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 4, 471-538 (1975).
36. J. H. Hubbel and I. Overbo, "Relativistic atomic form factors and photon coherent scattering cross sections," J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 8, 69-105 (1979).
37. J. H. Hubbell and S. M. Seltzer. "Tables of X-ray Mass Attenuation Coefficients and Mass Energy - Absorption Coefficients" (version 1.03), [On-line]. Available: http://physics.nist.gov/xaamdi. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. Originally published as NISTIR 5632, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1995.
38. G. M. Daskalov, E. Löffler, and J. F. Williamson, "Monte Carlo aided dosimetry of a new dose-rate brachytherapy source," Med. Phys. 25, 2200-2208 (1998).
39. W. J. F. Dries, "Monte Carlo calculated dose distribution for endovascular HDR brachytherapy with Ir-192," Radiother. Oncol. 45, 283-291