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A MOSFET-Based In-Vivo Dosimetry System for MR Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (MR-IGRT)

N Knutson

N Knutson*, H Li, V Rodriguez, Y Hu, R Kashani, H Wooten, K Tanderup, S Mutic, O Green, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO

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SU-E-T-494 Sunday 3:00PM - 6:00PM Room: Exhibit Hall

Purpose: To determine if a MOSFET based in-vivo dosimetry system can be used for patients undergoing MR-IGRT.

Methods: Standard and high sensitivity MOSFET detectors were used for in-field and out-of-field measurements respectively. The systems were benchmarked and calibrated against a calibrated ionization chamber on a standard 6 MV linear accelerator, and then on the MR-IGRT system. Known doses were delivered to a water phantom with the MOSFETs placed between the top of the phantom and underneath a layer of bolus and water equivalent plastic, using a 6 MV beam and a ⁶⁰Co MR-IGRT beam. The latter was performed with and without real-time MRI-guidance during the beam delivery (MR-IGRT).

Results: The in-field dosimeter response was linear from 50-500 cGy with little evidence of energy dependence or change in response due to the permanent static magnetic field of the MR-IGRT system. The detector response varied by < 2% between 6 MV and ⁶⁰Co without image guided delivery. The out-of-field dosimeter response was linear from 1-50 cGy; however the detectors did display dose rate and energy dependence as the response varied by > 20% depending on distance from isocenter used during calibration. Therefore, to use the dosimeters for out-of-field measurements they must be calibrated out-of-field. Regardless of the detector orientation in the coronal plan, the response of the MOSFETs during MRI-guided delivery increased by 5% due to induced currents from the dynamic magnetic field present with image guidance. During the MRI-guided delivery, some loss in image quality was seen when the MOSFETs were present in the imaging plane. This was mitigated by using a handheld reader without a transmitting wireless receiver.

Conclusion: A MOSFET-based in-vivo dosimetry system can be used for patients receiving MR-IGRT; however the change in detector response due to the dynamic magnetic field requires a special calibration.


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