Technical note: A 3D-printed phantom for routine accuracy check of Gamma Knife Icon HDMM system

Study of a spherical phantom for Gamma knife dosimetry

Four 16 cm diameter spherical phantoms were modeled in this study: a homogenous water phantom, and three water phantoms with 1 cm thick shell each made of different materials (PMMA, Plastic WaterTM and polystyrene). The PENELOPE Monte Carlo code was utilized to simulate photon beams from the Leksell Gamma Knife (LGK) unit and to determine absorbed dose to water (Dw) from a single 18 mm beam del...

First Integrals of a Special System of Odes (TECHNICAL NOTE)

In this paper we suggest a method to calculate the first integrals of a special system of the first order of differential equations. Then we use the method for finding the solutions of some differential equations such as, the differential equation of RLC circuit.

Technical note: The effect of the 4‐mm‐collimator output factor on gamma knife dose distributions

We present results of investigations of the clinical significance of variations in the value of the 4-mm-collimator output factor, OF(4/18). Changes in treatment volume, dose-volume histograms (DVHs), and isodose distributions were studied, by varying OF(4/18) up to 20%. The variations were performed on a sample of clinical patient treatment plans for which the 4 mm collimator was used. Althoug...

Two‐year experience with the commercial Gamma Knife Check software

The Gamma Knife Check software is an FDA approved second check system for dose calculations in Gamma Knife radiosurgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and the stability of the commercial software package as a tool for independent dose verification. The Gamma Knife Check software version 8.4 was commissioned for a Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion and a 4C unit at the Univer...

Phantom Positioning Variation in the Gamma Knife® Perfexion Dosimetry