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Monte Carlo simulation for scanning technique with scattering foil free electron beam: A proof of concept study

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  • Wonmo Sung
  • Jong In Park
  • Jung-in Kim
  • Joel Carlson
  • Sung-Joon Ye
  • Jong Min Park

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This study investigated the potential of a newly proposed scattering foil free (SFF) electron beam scanning technique for the treatment of skin cancer on the irregular patient surfaces using Monte Carlo (MC) simulation. After benchmarking of the MC simulations, we removed the scattering foil to generate SFF electron beams. Cylindrical and spherical phantoms with 1 cm boluses were generated and the target volume was defined from the surface to 5 mm depth. The SFF scanning technique with 6 MeV electrons was simulated using those phantoms. For comparison, volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans were also generated with two full arcs and 6 MV photon beams. When the scanning resolution resulted in a larger separation between beams than the field size, the plan qualities were worsened. In the cylindrical phantom with a radius of 10 cm, the conformity indices, homogeneity indices and body mean doses of the SFF plans (scanning resolution = 1°) vs. VMAT plans were 1.04 vs. 1.54, 1.10 vs. 1.12 and 5 Gy vs. 14 Gy, respectively. Those of the spherical phantom were 1.04 vs. 1.83, 1.08 vs. 1.09 and 7 Gy vs. 26 Gy, respectively. The proposed SFF plans showed superior dose distributions compared to the VMAT plans.

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  • Wonmo Sung & Jong In Park & Jung-in Kim & Joel Carlson & Sung-Joon Ye & Jong Min Park, 2017. "Monte Carlo simulation for scanning technique with scattering foil free electron beam: A proof of concept study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(5), pages 1-22, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0177380
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177380
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