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- Title
Modeling of a tissue expander with a radiofrequency identification port in postmastectomy radiation therapy planning.
- Authors
Matsubayashi, Fumiyasu; Takahashi, Taro; Miyauchi, Hikaru; Ito, Yasushi; Harada, Arisa; Yoshioka, Yasuo
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dose attenuation of Motiva Flora® (Flora, Establishment Labs, Alajuela, Costa Rica) tissue expander with a radiofrequency identification port locator and to develop a model for accurate postmastectomy radiation therapy planning. Dose attenuation was measured using an EBT3 film (Ashland, Bridgewater, NJ), and the optimal material and density assignment for the radiofrequency identification coil for dose calculation were investigated using the AcurosXB algorithm on the Eclipse (Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA) treatment planning system. Additionally, we performed in vivo dosimetry analysis using irradiation tangential to the Flora tissue expander to validate the modeling accuracy. Dose attenuations downstream of the Flora radiofrequency identification coil was 1.29% for a 6 MV X-ray and 0.99% for a 10 MV X-ray when the coil was placed perpendicular to the beam. The most suitable assignments for the material and density of the radiofrequency identification coil were aluminum and 2.27 g/cm3, respectively, even though the coil was actually made of copper. Gamma analysis of in vivo dosimetry with criteria of 3% and 2 mm did not fail in the coil region. Therefore, we conclude that the model is reasonable for clinical use.
- Subjects
PALO Alto (Calif.); RADIO frequency; RADIOTHERAPY; COPPER; TISSUES
- Publication
Journal of Radiation Research, 2024, Vol 65, Issue 3, p360
- ISSN
0449-3060
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jrr/rrae004