To the use of the linear energy spectrometer based on track etch detectors in radiotherapy proton beams, correlation with data measured by means of thermoluminescent detectors F. Spurný, K. Brabcová, I. Jadrníčková Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Na Truhlarce 39/64, Prague, [email protected]
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To the use of the linear energy spectrometer based on track etch detectors in
radiotherapy proton beams, correlation with data measured by means of
thermoluminescent detectors
F. Spurný, K. Brabcová, I. Jadrníčková
Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Na Truhlarce 39/64, Prague, [email protected]
• Proton therapy beams at the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems (DLNP), Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia – history, basic characteristics
• Basic approach to the dosimetry of beams; importance of secondary particles; Methods used
for the dosimetry of the DLNP JINR proton therapy beams
• Results of some dosimetry studies realised by means of active and passive dosimeters along the range, including Bragg peak area.
Beams available at the phasotron of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems - 1
• Clinical therapy started at Dubna at 1967, interrupted between 1974 and 1987,
• reconstructed to phasotron facility (see Table), six-cabin medical facility at the JINR Laboratory of Nuclear Problems was built:
Energy of accelerated protons (6596) MeV Energy dispersion (3.10.8) MeV Frequency of acceleration 250 Hz Ejected1) beam intensity (fast mode, pulse duration 30 μs) (2-2.5) μA Ejected1) beam intensity (slow mode, beam within 85% of modulation period duration (4 ms)
(1.6-2.0) μA
Ejected beam has a micro-structure: particle bunches of 10 ns duration
follow each other with an interval about 70 ns.
Beams available at the phasotron of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems - 2
• Four proton medical beams intended for irradiation of surface and deeply lying tumours with broad and narrow proton beams of various energies (between 100 and 660 MeV);
• A medical pion channel for beam therapy using high-intensity negative pion beams with energies between 30 and 80 MeV;
• A neutron channel for medical purposes (the average energy of neutrons in the beam is approximately 350 MeV) for irradiation of large radioresistant tumours.
Beams available at the phasotron of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems - 3
• Up to now, only proton beams are used, the total number of patients treated at the JINR proton beam is about 460 up to end of 2007 year. Typical dose rates used are of the order of several Gy per minute.
• The main importance has been since 2001 year devoted to the proton three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and radiosurgery.
• At 2004 year a new proton beam, with the average energy 225 MeV, has been extracted to treat particularly prostate cancer. The ridge filter system permits to form a depth-dose distribution with Spread-Out-Bragg Peak with the width about 70 – 85 mm of water.
• Since 3-4 years, mostly head and neck cancers have been treated.
Basic approach to the dosimetry of beams
• Basic beam dosimetry and monitoring is assured with ionization chamber (participation NPI), silicon and diamond detectors; these dosimetric data were used to develop the technique of 3D conformal proton radiation therapy and its planning.
• Homogeneity of beams, their profiles and the importance of secondary particles in the proton energy transfer are followed also (participation NPI) by means of thermoluminescent detectors TLD’s and track etch detectors (TED’s) as spectrometers of linear energy transfer (LET)
LET spectrometer based on a PADC track-etch detectors
Microdosimetric distributions of HLET, as measured in
proton beam with Tastrak PADC LET spectrometer. Microdosimetric distributions of HLET, as measured in
proton beam with Page PADC LET spectrometer.
Remarks: • For 145 MeV protons predominates in the H-distribution particles with LET higher than ~ 60 keV/µm, i.e. secondary particles formed through the nuclear interactions of primary protons.• At Bragg peak region, predominate particles with LET below 100 keV/µm, i.e. protons, both secondary ones as well as a part of primary protons with energies below the threshold of PADC Page detector, i.e. ~10 MeV.
Track etch detectors as spectrometers of LET – total dosimetric quantities
Remarks: • Doses due to higher LET secondary particles represent at the
beam entrance, i.e. 145 MeV protons, few % of the dose delivered through inelastic collisions of primary protons. The contribution is naturally more important for Page PADC, with lower LET threshold (~ 10 keV/µm, compared with ~ 15 keV/µm for Tastrak).
• At Bragg peak region, the contribution of particles with LET higher than the threshold represents tens of %, These tendencies determine also the values of quality factors. At the entrance they are close to values usual for neutrons, at Bragg peak region are for Page PADC much lower.
Dependence of RR as a function of the residual energy in a high energy proton beam
Remarks:1. Negligible corrections needed for in-depth measurements with AlP
glass, resp. CaSO4:Dy,2. Ratio of Al2O3:C to other TLDs readings can give an estimation on
LET
TLD's RR to protons
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CONCLUSIONS
• TLD’s and TED based LET spectrometers proved their flexibility for the solution of many different dosimetry tasks.
• The importance of the energy transfer through the secondary higher LET particles has been qualified and quantified in high energy proton beams from the beam entrance up to the Brag beak region
Acknowledgements• Some part of studies presented in this contribution has
been realised in the frame of ESA DOBIES project. Authors are much obliged to Filip Vanhavere (SCK MOL, Belgium) for the coordination of the project, and to ESA Prodex Office for financial assistance.
Their thanks belong also to • A.G. Molokanov for the realisation of 145 MeV proton
irradiation• staffs of HIMAC (NIRS, Chiba), NSRL (BNL), and
Nuclotron (JINR, Dubna), and the organizers of the runs: Y. Uchihori, J. Miller, E.R. Benton, A.G. Molokanov, and V.P. Bamblevski†
• M. Gelev (INRNE BAS Sofia) for the fabrication and delivery of CaSO4:Dy TLD materials, and to
• Their colleagues at NPI AS CR for the help during the detectors treatment and development.