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A multi-centre analytical study of small field output factor calculations in radiotherapy.


ABSTRACT: An audit methodology was developed and applied for output factor (OF) calculations in radiotherapy. The auditees were asked to calculate OFs for field sizes from 10?×?10?cm2 to 2?×?2?cm2. Sixty five beams were audited; missing reference OFs were interpolated. The calculated OFs were in 73% of cases higher than the reference data. The smaller the field size, the higher the overestimations which were observed in the higher fraction of cases. Treatment planning systems generally overestimated OFs for small fields. The reference dataset helped radiotherapy centres to identify discrepancies which were higher than typical.

SUBMITTER: Chelminski K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7807585 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A multi-centre analytical study of small field output factor calculations in radiotherapy.

Chełmiński Krzysztof K   Bulski Wojciech W  

Physics and imaging in radiation oncology 20180424


An audit methodology was developed and applied for output factor (OF) calculations in radiotherapy. The auditees were asked to calculate OFs for field sizes from 10 × 10 cm<sup>2</sup> to 2 × 2 cm<sup>2</sup>. Sixty five beams were audited; missing reference OFs were interpolated. The calculated OFs were in 73% of cases higher than the reference data. The smaller the field size, the higher the overestimations which were observed in the higher fraction of cases. Treatment planning systems general  ...[more]

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