Implementación de un control de calidad de paciente específico en tratamientos de radioterapia con ArcCheck
Introduction: Quality control is essential to ensure safety and prevent errors in the administration of ionizing radiation across various radiotherapy techniques. Objective: To evaluate the performance of the ArcCheck detector with the goal of implementing a specific quality control technique for patients treated with dynamic arc therapy. Methods: Fifty patients treated with 6 MV and 10 MV energies on the Clinac® Varian CX were selected. Doses at the isocenter of each treatment plan were analyzed using a PMMA phantom (30 x 30 x 15 cm³) to validate reference values between the treatment planning system and the ionization chamber. The treatment plans were also recreated using the ArcCheck. Results: The mean dose difference at the isocenter was -0.96% and -1.34% for 6 MV and 10 MV, respectively. The average passing rate of the dose distributions in the gamma analysis exceeded 98.0% for both energies. Conclusion: The results demonstrated good concordance with the TG-119 and TG-218 protocols, supporting the use of the detector for quality control in patient-specific treatments.
Authors
- Mirko Salomón Alva-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3936-3629)
- Carolina Maulaz
- Telpo Martins Dias
- Bruno Frøhlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4444-5733)
- Isabela Linhares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3074-4372)
- Artur Scheid
- Matheus Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6228-8065)
- Daniela da Rocha Estácio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7592-6708)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v24i4.6793
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00