Table 3.
Dosimetry studies on IMRT procedures. The last column describes the type of dose data that was presented in each study. ORS stands for occupational radiation safety studies.
| Author | Dosimetry method | Secondary radiation | Accelerator | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMRT | ||||
| Followill et al (1997) | Measurement | Neutron and photon | GE Saturne 43 | Whole-body dose equivalent |
| Mutic and Klein (1999) | Measurement | Photon | Varian Clinac 2300C/D | Out-of-field dose |
| Stern et al (1999) | Measurement | Photon | Clinac 2100C 6 MV Clinac 600C |
Out-of-field dose |
| Verellen and Vanhavere (1999) | Measurement | Photon | Siemens (KDS 2) Mevatron | Whole-body dose equivalent |
| Ongaro et al (2000) | Monte Carlo (MCNP-GN) | Neutron | Elekta SL20 Siemens Mevatron |
Out-of-field dose |
| Lin et al (2001) | Measurement | Neutron | Siemens Primus | ORS |
| Mutic et al (2002) | Measurement | Photon | Elekta Precise | Out-of-field dose |
| Followill et al (2003) | Measurement | Neutron | Varian Clinac 2100C, 2300C, 2500 Siemens Primus, KD, MD, MD2 Elekta SL20, SL25 GE Saturne 43 |
Q-value |
| Difilippo et al (2003) | Monte Carlo (MCNPX) | Neutron, proton and alpha | a | In-field dose Organ dose |
| Chibani and Ma (2003) | Monte Carlo (MCNPX) | Neutron, proton and alpha | Varian Clinac 2160C Siemens Primus |
In-field dose Out-of-field dose |
| Vanhavere et al (2004) | Measurement | Neutron and photon | Varian Clinac 2300C/D | Organ equivalent dose |
| Zanini et al (2004) | Monte Carlo (MCNP-GN) | Neutron | Varian Clinac 2300C/D | Out-of-field dose |
| Koshy et al (2004) | Measurement | Photon | a | Organ equivalent dose |
| Barquero et al (2005) | Monte Carlo (MCNPX) | Neutron | b | Organ equivalent dose |
| Pena et al (2005) | Monte Carlo (MCNPX) | Neutron | Siemens Primus | ORS |
| Kry et al (2005a, 2005b) | Measurement | Neutron and photon | Varian Clinac 2100C Siemens Primus |
Out-of-field dose organ equivalent dose Whole-body dose equivalent |
| Howell et al (2005) | Measurement | Neutron | Varian 2300C/D | Out-of-field dose |
| Howell et al (2006) | Measurement | Neutron and photon | Varian Trilogy Clinac, 23EX | Organ equivalent dose |
| Klein et al (2006) | Measurement | Photon | Varian Clinac 23EX | Out-of-field dose |
| Mazonakis et al (2006) | Monte Carlo (MCNP) | Photon | Philips SL75/5 | Out-of-field dose |
| Reft et al (2006) | Measurement | Neutron and photon | Siemens Primus Philips SL-C Varian Clinac 2100 |
Out-of-field dose |
| Sharma et al (2006a, 2006b) | Measurement | Photon | Varian Clinac 2100 C/D | Out-of-field dose |
| Wang and Xu (2007) | Measurement | Photon | Varian Clinac 21EX | |
| Kry et al (2006) | Monte Carlo (MCNPX) | Photon | Varian Clinac 2100C | Out-of-field dose |
| Kry et al (2007b) | Monte Carlo (MCNPX) | Neutron and photon | Varian Clinac 2100C | Out-of-field dose |
| Mansur et al (2007) | Measurement | Photon | a | Organ equivalent dose |
| Tomotherapy | ||||
| Mutic and Low (1998) | Measurement | Photon | Peacock/MIMIC tomotherapy Varian Clinac 6/100 |
Out-of-field dose |
| Robinson et al (2000) | Generic model | Photon | a | ORS |
| Meeks et al (2002) | Measurement | Photon | Clinac 18/R – CORVUS TPS |
Out-of-field dose |
| Jeraj et al (2004) | Monte Carlo (MCNP) | Photon | TomoTherapy Hi-Art II | |
| Balog et al (2005) | Measurement | Photon | TomoTherapy Hi-Art II | ORS |
| Ramsey et al (2006) | Measurement | Photon | TomoTherapy Hi-Art Varian Clinac 21EX |
Out-of-field dose |
| Stereotactic radiotherapy | ||||
| Shepherd et al (1997) | Measurement | Photon | Philips SL75/5 | |
| Ioffe et al (2002) | measurement | Photon | 60Co Leksell Gamma Knife | Out-of-field dose |
| Maarouf et al (2005) | Measurement | Photon | Elekta SL 75/20 | Out-of-field dose |
| Petti et al (2006) | Measurement | Photon | CyberKnife Radiosurgery System | Out-of-field dose |
| Hasanzadeh et al (2006) | Measurement | Photon | 60Co Leksell Gamma Knife | Organ equivalent dose |
a
Unable to obtain machine type.
b
Model of neutron source used.