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  • Radiation Oncology
  • Medical Imaging

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  • High-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy is a key treatment for prostate cancer.
  • Accurate source positioning is critical for effective HDR brachytherapy.
  • Real-time quality assurance (QA) is essential for patient safety and treatment efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the accuracy of a novel 2D diode array (Magic Plate) for source position verification in HDR prostate brachytherapy.
  • To assess the impact of tissue inhomogeneities on source localization accuracy.
  • To explore the potential of the Magic Plate as an in vivo QA device.

Main Methods:

  • Monte Carlo (MC) simulations using the Geant4 toolkit were performed for 12 source positions in HDR prostate brachytherapy.
  • An Ir-192 Flexisource was simulated within a voxelized patient geometry.
  • Dose deposition in the Magic Plate detectors was analyzed to reconstruct source positions.

Main Results:

  • The Magic Plate showed an average positional difference of 2.1 ± 0.8 mm in a voxelized patient geometry.
  • Simulations with homogenous water density improved accuracy to within 1 mm.
  • Tissue inhomogeneities significantly impacted source localization accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The Magic Plate can achieve sub-millimeter accuracy in homogenous conditions for HDR prostate brachytherapy.
  • Tissue inhomogeneities reduce accuracy, but this can be mitigated using CT-derived density information.
  • The Magic Plate shows promise as a real-time in vivo QA tool for HDR prostate brachytherapy.