Quantitative evaluation of 3D dosimetry for stereotactic volumetric‐modulated arc delivery using COMPASS

• Published in: Journal of applied clinical medical physics Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 192 - 207
• Main Authors: Vikraman, Subramani, Manigandan, Durai, Karrthick, Karukkupalayam Palaniappan, Sambasivaselli, Raju, Senniandavar, Vellaingiri, Ramu, Mahendran, Rajesh, Thiyagarajan, Lutz, Muller, Muthukumaran, Manavalan, Karthikeyan, Nithyanantham, Tejinder, Kataria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2015; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: 3D dosimetry CCA COMPASS‐calculated; Accuracy; Algorithms; CME COMPASS‐measured; COMPASS; Dosimetry; Efficiency; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Monte Carlo Method; Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Particle Accelerators; Planning; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Quality control; Quantitative analysis; Radiation Oncology Physics; Radiometry - instrumentation; Radiometry - methods; Radiometry - standards; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated - methods; Sensors; Software; Stereotaxic Techniques; VMAT

The purpose of this study was to evaluate quantitatively the patient‐specific 3D dosimetry tool COMPASS with 2D array MatriXX detector for stereotactic volumetric‐modulated arc delivery. Twenty‐five patients CT images and RT structures from different sites (brain, head & neck, thorax, abdomen, a...