Topic 9 - Advanced Treatment Planning Flashcards
1 kB = ? bytes
1 MB =
1 GB =
2^10 or 1024 bytes
2^20
2^30
x-bit gray scale provides ___ unique shades
2^x
1 HU = ?% difference with respect to water
0.1%
HU of
Air
Water
Dense Bone
Air: -1000
Water: 0
Bone: 1300-1600
Higher T (field strength) MRIs do what to the acquisition time and signal noise ratio?
shorter acquisition
higher signal to noise ratio
Ultrasound equation
Vλ=cs where cs is the speed of sound in soft tissue 1540 ms-1
Typical frequency is 1-20 MHz; wavelength should be smaller than object in order to be reflected
18-FDG - half life
110 minutes; positron decay
Single kV portal film dose
.1-.5 mGy
CBCT dose
1-5 cGy
Block Edge =
PTV + Penumbra
irradiated volume
=Volume enclosed by the 50% isodose surface
Treated volume
=Volume enclosed by the 95% isodose surface (generally 2 cm margin between PTV and field edge
MUs for 3D vs IMRT
You need generally 2x the MUs for IMRT (and 10x for tomotherapy!)
MUs for VMAT vs IMRT
fewer MUs in VMAT
Low energy beam advantages
lower whole body dose, less buildup for superficial tumors, lower exit dose
in IMRT QA, with indivirual beam measurment what are the thresholds to pass?
if within 3% of dose or within 3 mm from point of agreement
disadvantages of IMRT
2x treatment time greater dependence on setup uncertainty more inhomogeneity more whole body dose (2-3x) greater room shielding requirements
positional accuracy of SRS
+/- 1 mm
Cyberknife technology (beam energy and creation, patient movement)
6 MV linac on robotic arm, frameless
uses X-band microwaves (10,000 MHz) compared to linacs (3000 MHz)
patient position monitored continuously with orthogonal X-ray beams and can track moving target volumes
Gamma-knife (Source, arrangement, pt movement, prescribtion)
200 Co-60 sources with a total activity of 60,000 Ci (220 Bq)
arranged in hemispheric chell of r= 40 cm
final collimation with bolted helmet
multiple isocenters
prescribe to the 50% dose line
Linac-bases SRS/SBRT (isocenters, MLCs, prescription)
usually a small number of isocenters (sometimes 1)
Mini or micro MLCs (3-4 mm leaf width)
prescribe to the 80-90% dose line
conformality index measures what? Acceptable range?
prescription isodose to target volume (PITV) is a measure of conformality
ranges 1-2 are acceptable 2-2.5 or 0.9-1 are minor deviations
How are beam profiles measured for srs/sbrt?
With film due to high spatial resolution
How is PDD, TMR, Sc,p measured for SRS/SBRT?
Small ion chambers <3mm
Winston Lutz Test
determines target accuracy
radiate small metallic ball and compare the difference between the center of the sphere shadow and the center of the field
proton SAD difference
Very high SADs (200 cm)