Abstract
Transit dosimetry methods have been compared with computer plans which use computed tomography (CT) determined patient geometry to make corrections for inhomogeneities in radiation therapy treatment planning. These two planning methods have been applied to treatment sites in the head and chest of an anthropomorphic phantom. The results of the treatment plans are compared to delivered doses as measured with thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) in the phantom. The treatment planning results from two independent commercial computer systems have been found to agree with each other and with transit dosimetry calculations to within 2 %. In the head, the result of both inhomogeneity correction methods agree with measured doses to within 2%. In the chest the calculated doses disagree with measured values by 6%. This results from the inadequacy of the correction methods to account for the inhomogeneity distribution. When this effect is taken into account, calculated and measured doses agree to within 2 % even for the chest irradiations.
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