Abstract

Verification of the patient's position is a stage in external radiotherapy that aims to ensure the accuracy of radiation therapy administration according to plan. Equipment for the patient position verification process that is often used is Electronic Portal Image Devices (EPID) and film portals. However, not all Telecobalt 60 machines are equipped with EPID, so it requires alternative equipment to verify patient positions. One modality that can be utilized is Computed Radiography (CR). The study was conducted to analyze the use of MCP-96 low melting point alloy filters in imaging, verifying patient positions with CR devices on telecobalt 60 machine can calibrate radiation doses and provide good image quality and anatomical information. The study used a posttest-only control group design by comparing radiation dose, image quality, and anatomical information of the patient's position verification image. Imaging was performed using a phantom pelvis as an object and using CR equipment and low melting point alloy MCP-96 as a filter. The results showed that low melting points alloy MCP-96 with a thickness of 1 cm, 2 cm and 4 cm can calibrate the radiation dose output of the telecobalt 60 machine in accordance with recommendations for kilovoltage imaging. There was no significant difference in SNR and CNR images from imaging verification of patient positions with filter thicknesses of 1 cm, 2 cm, and 4 cm. Filter thickness of 1 cm produces images with optimal image quality and anatomical information in gammagraphic imaging verification of patient position using CR on telecobalt 60 machine. Thus, the use of low melting point alloy MCP-96 thickness of 1 cm and CR devices can be used in gammagraphic imaging of patient position verification on a telecobalt 60 machine as an alternative if you do not have EPID.

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