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  • Medical Physics
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Radiotherapy

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  • Radionuclides like Iodine-131 are crucial in cancer treatment, necessitating accurate absorbed dose estimation for efficacy and safety.
  • Effective comparison of different radiotherapy techniques relies on precise knowledge of absorbed doses to tumors and normal tissues.
  • Voxel-based internal dosimetry offers patient-specific accuracy for absorbed dose calculations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a computer algorithm for calculating absorbed dose in every voxel of quantitative SPECT scintigraphy images.
  • To establish a general internal dosimetry protocol for radionuclide therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized MATLAB to create an algorithm for converting SPECT count rates to voxel-specific Iodine-131 activity.
  • Employed a 3D convolution method with a 5x5x5 matrix to compute absorbed dose from cumulative activity.
  • Enabled calculation of dose-volume histograms and mean absorbed doses for defined regions of interest.

Main Results:

  • The algorithm accurately calculated a mean absorbed dose of 20.6 Gy for a 64MBq Iodine-131 source.
  • A maximum dose of 50 Gy was determined for the central voxel.
  • Results showed good agreement with the established MIRDOSE3.1 program (20.1 Gy mean dose).

Conclusions:

  • MATLAB-based voxel internal dosimetry provides accurate, patient-specific absorbed dose calculations.
  • The developed method facilitates the computation of dose-volume histograms and mean absorbed doses.
  • This approach enhances the precision of radionuclide therapy dosimetry.