Use of CT simulation and 3-D radiation therapy treatment planning system to develop and validate a total-body irradiation technique for the New Zealand White rabbit
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2020-09-24Journal
International journal of radiation biologyPublisher
Taylor and Francis Inc.Type
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The optimal technique irradiates animals on the left-decubitus position using two isocentric bilateral parallel-opposed 6 MV x-ray beams. Placement of a 5 mm bolus and 8.5 mm beam spoiler was shown to increase the dose to within ≤5 mm of the surface, improving dose homogeneity throughout the body of the rabbit. A simple hand calculation formalism, dependent only on mid-abdominal separation, could be used to calculate the number of monitor units (MUs) required to accurately deliver the prescribed dose to the animal. For the representative animal, the total body volume receiving > 95% of the dose, V95% > 99%, V100% > 95%, and V107% < 20%. The area of the body receiving >107% of the prescribed dose was mainly within the limbs, head, and around the lungs of the animal, where the smaller animal width reduces the x-ray attenuation. Individual organs were contoured by an experienced dosimetrist, and each received doses within 95-107% of the intended dose, with mean values ∼104%. Only the bronchus showed a maximal dose >107% (113%) due to the decreased attenuation of the lungs. To validate the technique, twenty animals were irradiated with four optically-stimulated luminescence dosimeters (OSLDs) placed on the surface of each animal (two on each side in the center of the radiation beam). The average dose over all animals was within <0.1% from intended values, with no animal receiving an average dose more than ±3.1% from prescription.Keyword
Acute radiation syndrome (ARS)animal model organisms
models of radiation responses
rabbits
radiation physics
total body irradiation (TBI)
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http://hdl.handle.net/10713/13805ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09553002.2019.1665215
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