Slot-scanning technology is nowadays a valid solution for the follow-up of chronic musculoskeletal disorders on children and adolescent patients, but there is no commercial software designed for simulating this X-ray beam geometry. PC Program for X-ray Monte Carlo (PCXMC) is a widespread Monte Carlo software developed for dose computation in projection radiography. In this study, experimental measurements were performed to evaluate its applicability in examinations with a slit-beam device. Physical phantoms corresponding to an adult and a 5-y-old child with calibrated thermoluminescent dosemeters were used for experiments. Different simulation approaches were investigated. Differences between measured and calculated organ doses ranged from -95 to 67% and were statistically significant for almost all organs. For both patients, PCXMC underestimated the effective dose of about 25%. This study suggests that PCXMC is not suited for organ dose evaluation in examinations with slot-scanning devices. It is still a useful tool for effective dose estimation when a proper correction factor is applied.
Assemssment of PCXMC Monte Carlo simulations in slot-scanning-based examinations: comparison with in-phantom thermoluminescent dosimetry / A. Piai, A. Loria, P. Tiberio, S. Magnino, M. Campoleoni, L.M. Sconfienza, A. Del Vecchio. - In: RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY. - ISSN 0144-8420. - (2022 Dec 29), pp. 273.1-273.13. [Epub ahead of print] [10.1093/rpd/ncac273]
Assemssment of PCXMC Monte Carlo simulations in slot-scanning-based examinations: comparison with in-phantom thermoluminescent dosimetry
A. Piai
;P. Tiberio;S. Magnino;L.M. SconfienzaPenultimo
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2022
Abstract
Slot-scanning technology is nowadays a valid solution for the follow-up of chronic musculoskeletal disorders on children and adolescent patients, but there is no commercial software designed for simulating this X-ray beam geometry. PC Program for X-ray Monte Carlo (PCXMC) is a widespread Monte Carlo software developed for dose computation in projection radiography. In this study, experimental measurements were performed to evaluate its applicability in examinations with a slit-beam device. Physical phantoms corresponding to an adult and a 5-y-old child with calibrated thermoluminescent dosemeters were used for experiments. Different simulation approaches were investigated. Differences between measured and calculated organ doses ranged from -95 to 67% and were statistically significant for almost all organs. For both patients, PCXMC underestimated the effective dose of about 25%. This study suggests that PCXMC is not suited for organ dose evaluation in examinations with slot-scanning devices. It is still a useful tool for effective dose estimation when a proper correction factor is applied.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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