Variation of the Absorbed Dose by the Weight of the Patient in CT Scanning
Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Fen ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.4, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.53448/akuumubd.984623
- Dergi Adı: Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Fen ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Index Copernicus, Asos İndeks
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Computed Tomography (CT) images taken during whole radiotherapy procedure is important for treatment planning, portal design and providing patient position. However, the dose received by the patient in these CT scans are not included in the planning dose calculations. Especially in adaptive treatments, the dose received from daily CT scan becomes very important in calculation of the limit doses of critical organs. In this study, with the NCICT code, which use the Monte Carlo technique, the change of the dose absorbed by some critical organs of the patients, namely the heart and liver, according to the weight of the patient, was investigated.