Enhancing Patient-specific Quality Assurance in Carbon-ion Radiation Therapy: Recalculating Delivered Dose...

Area of Science:

• Medical Physics
• Radiation Oncology

Background:

• Log data from radiation therapy machines is vital for quality assurance.
• Recalculating delivered dose distributions helps identify treatment deviations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a novel method for recalculating delivered dose distribution in carbon-ion radiation therapy using log data.
• To enhance quality assurance in carbon-ion radiation therapy.

Main Methods:

• Leveraging commercial treatment planning systems for dose calculation.
• Generating data from actual log files using DICOM standards.
• Performing biological dose calculations and gamma evaluations.

Main Results:

• The log-based approach offers improved time efficiency.
• Enables calculation of three-dimensional biological doses.
• Enhances quality assurance accuracy in carbon-ion radiation therapy.

Conclusions:

• The method has potential to improve patient-specific quality assurance.
• Contributes to the advancement of carbon-ion radiation therapy and particle therapy.