Small field dosimetry correction factors for circular and MLC shaped fields with the CyberKnife M6 System: evaluation of the PTW 60023 microSilicon detector.

In this study we evaluated the correction factors relevant to commissioning a CyberKnife System with this detector by Monte Carlo simulation and verified this data by multi-detector measurement comparison. The correction factors required for output factor determination were substantially closer to unity at small field sizes than for previous diode versions (e.g. k_(Q_clin,Q_msr)^(f_clin,f_msr ) = 0.981 at 5 mm field size which compares with corrections of 5% - 6% with other stereotactic diodes). Because of these differences we recommend that corrections to small field output factor measurements generated specifically for the microSilicon detector rather than generic data taken from other diode types should be used with this new detector. For depth-dose measurements the microSilicon is consistent with a microDiamond detector to <1% (global), except at depths <10 mm where the diode gives a significantly lower measurement, by 6% - 8% at the surface. For profile measurements, the microSilicon requires negligible corrections except in the low dose region outside the beam, where it underestimates off-axis-ratio for small fields and overestimate for large fields. Where this effect is most noticeable at the largest field size and depth (115 mm x 100 mm and 300 mm depth) the microSilicon overestimates OAR by 2.3% (global) in the profile tail. This is consistent with other unshielded diodes.
PMID: 31829983 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physics in Medicine and Biology - December 11, 2019 Category: Physics Authors: Francescon P, Kilby W, Noll JM, Satariano N, Orlandi C Tags: Phys Med Biol Source Type: research