Abstract
Purpose: To develop and evaluate a correction method for lateral electron disequilibrium and tissue inhomogeneities in lung tissues applicable to the BrainSCAN treatment planning system. Methods and Materials: Four noncoplanar 6-MV photon beams with different beam diameters were applied to the right lung of a thorax phantom. The measured/calculated dose value ratio was evaluated as a function of a parameter that describes the degree of the lateral electron disequilibrium based on the primary dose. Results: The dose ratio showed a clearcut linear dependency on the disequilibrium parameter. Applying the proposed correction method, only minor differences between the measured and calculated doses were found for lesions >1 cm. However, for lesions Conclusion: The data have indicated a relevant magnitude of the correction factor only for lung lesions
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