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Evaluation of beam qualities and absolute doses using a calorimeter in particle therapy fields

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26860406
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Medical Physics and Radiological Technology
Research InstitutionNational Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology

Principal Investigator

SAKAMA MAKOTO  国立研究開発法人量子科学技術研究開発機構, 放射線医学総合研究所 病院, 主任研究員(定常) (80455386)

Research Collaborator KASE Yuki  静岡県立静岡がんセンター(研究所), 陽子線治療研究部, 主任研究員 (70455385)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords重粒子線治療 / 線量測定 / カロリメータ / ロバストネス / 不確かさ / 重粒子線 / 絶対線量 / 粒子線治療
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In heavy ion beam therapy, the absorbed dose is measured using the ionization chambers, and the absolute value of the dose to be irradiated is obtained. Physical quantities such as w value, stopping power ratio, and perturbation correction factor are necessary to determine the absorbed dose using the ionization chambers, but these physical quantities are not accurate and the uncertainty of the absorbed dose becomes large. Therefore, using the calorimeter capable of measuring absolute doses with high precision, we measured the absorbed dose in heavy ion beams under the treatment conditions, and advanced the dose measurement. According to the current international dosimetry protocol, measured absorbed doses were underestimated by about 3% than those obtained using a calorimeter for heavy ion beams. Based on these results, we developed a fast robustness evaluation method to the treatment plan considering the correlation of various errors under the treatment conditions.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] A robustness analysis method with fast estimation of dose uncertainty distributions for carbon ion therapy treatment planning2016

    • Author(s)
      Makoto Sakama, Nobuyuki Kanematsu and Taku Inaniwa
    • Journal Title

      Physics in Medicine & Biology

      Volume: 61 Issue: 15 Pages: 5818-5836

    • DOI

      10.1088/0031-9155/61/15/5818

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] A model-based analysis of a simplified beam-specific dose output in proton therapy with a single-ring wobbling system2015

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Kase, Haruo Yamashita, Masumi Numano, Makoto Sakama, Manabu Mizota, Yoshikazu Maeda, Yuji Tameshige and Shigeyuki Murayama
    • Journal Title

      Phys. Med. Biol.

      Volume: 60 Issue: 1 Pages: 359-374

    • DOI

      10.1088/0031-9155/60/1/359

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Semi-analytical model for output factor calculations in proton beam therapy with consideration for the collimator aperture edge2015

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Kase, Haruo Yamashita, Makoto Sakama, Manabu Mizota, Yoshikazu Maeda, Yuji Tameshige and Shigeyuki Murayama
    • Journal Title

      Phys. Med. Biol.

      Volume: 60 Issue: 15 Pages: 5833-5852

    • DOI

      10.1088/0031-9155/60/15/5833

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Experimental evaluation of perturbation correction factors for parallel plate ionization chambers in heavy ion dosimetry2016

    • Author(s)
      Makoto Sakama
    • Organizer
      第112回日本医学物理学会学術大会
    • Place of Presentation
      沖縄コンベンションセンター (沖縄、宜野湾)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-08
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Influence of dose uncertainty with fractionation effect on tumor control probability in carbon-ion therapy2016

    • Author(s)
      Makoto Sakama
    • Organizer
      PTCOG 55
    • Place of Presentation
      PRAGUE CONGRESS CENTRE (Czech Republic)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Robustness analysis method with fast estimation of dose uncertainty distributions for carbon-ion therapy treatment planning2016

    • Author(s)
      Makoto Sakama
    • Organizer
      第111回日本医学物理学会学術大会
    • Place of Presentation
      パシフィコ横浜 (神奈川、横浜)
    • Year and Date
      2016-04-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of the depth dose distribution using a graphite calorimeter and ionization chambers in 290 MeV/n carbon ion beam2015

    • Author(s)
      Makoto Sakama, Tatsuaki Kanai, Akihiko Matsumura and Akifumi Fukumura
    • Organizer
      15th International Congress of Radiation Research (ICRR2015)
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto International Conference Center
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-25
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Absolute dosimetry for ion beam therapy2015

    • Author(s)
      Makoto Sakama
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Medical Physics, Radiation Protection and Radiobiology
    • Place of Presentation
      SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, India
    • Year and Date
      2015-02-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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