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Dosimetric characteristics of electron beams produced by two mobile accelerators,
Novac7 and Liac, for intraoperative radiation therapy through Monte Carlo
simulation
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Righi S
; Karaj E
; Felici G
; Di Martino F
J Appl Clin Med Phys
2013[Jan]; 14
(1
): 3678
PMID23318376
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The Novac7 and Liac are linear accelerators (linacs) dedicated to intraoperative
radiation therapy (IORT), which produce high energy, very high dose-per-pulse
electron beams. The characteristics of the accelerators heads of the Novac7 and
Liac are different compared to conventional electron accelerators. The aim of
this work was to investigate the specific characteristics of the Novac7 and Liac
electron beams using the Monte Carlo method. The Monte Carlo code BEAMnrc has
been employed to model the head and simulate the electron beams. The Monte Carlo
simulation was preliminarily validated by comparing the simulated dose
distributions with those measured by means of EBT radiochromic film. Then, the
energy spectra, mean energy profiles, fluence profiles, photon contamination, and
angular distributions were obtained from the Monte Carlo simulation. The
Spencer-Attix water-to-air mass restricted collision stopping power ratios
(sw,air) were also calculated. Moreover, the modifications of the percentage
depth dose in water (backscatter effect) due to the presence of an attenuator
plate composed of a sandwich of a 2 mm aluminum foil and a 4 mm lead foil,
commonly used for breast treatments, were evaluated. The calculated sw,air values
are in agreement with those tabulated in the IAEA TRS-398 dosimetric code of
practice within 0.2% and 0.4% at zref (reference depth in water) for the Novac7
and Liac, respectively. These differences are negligible for practical dosimetry.
The attenuator plate is sufficient to completely absorb the electron beam for
each energy of the Novac7 and Liac; moreover, the shape of the dose distribution
in water strongly changes with the introduction of the attenuator plate. This
variation depends on the energy of the beam, and it can give rise to an increase
in the maximum dose in the range of 3%-9%.