TY - JOUR
T1 - A review of brachytherapy physical phantoms developed over the last 20 years
T2 - clinical purpose and future requirements
AU - Wilby, Sarah
AU - Palmer, Antony
AU - Polak, Wojciech
AU - Bucchi, Andrea
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the European Regional Development Fund, co-financing the CoBra project and within this, PhD research of which this paper is a part, under Interreg 2 Seas Mers Zeeën, from January 2018 to September 2022.
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PY - 2021/2/18
Y1 - 2021/2/18
N2 - Within the brachytherapy community, many phantoms are constructed in-house, and less commercial development is observed as compared to the field of external beam. Computational or virtual phantom design has seen considerable growth; however, physical phantoms are beneficial for brachytherapy, in which quality is dependent on physical processes, such as accuracy of source placement. Focusing on the design of physical phantoms, this review paper presents a summary of brachytherapy specific phantoms in published journal articles over the last twenty years (January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2019). The papers were analyzed and tabulated by their primary clinical purpose, which was deduced from their associated publications. A substantial body of work has been published on phantom designs from the brachytherapy community, but a standardized method of reporting technical aspects of the phantoms is lacking. In-house phantom development demonstrates an increasing interest in magnetic resonance (MR) tissue mimicking materials, which is not yet reflected in commercial phantoms available for brachytherapy. The evaluation of phantom design provides insight into the way, in which brachytherapy practice has changed over time, and demonstrates the customised and broad nature of treatments offered.
AB - Within the brachytherapy community, many phantoms are constructed in-house, and less commercial development is observed as compared to the field of external beam. Computational or virtual phantom design has seen considerable growth; however, physical phantoms are beneficial for brachytherapy, in which quality is dependent on physical processes, such as accuracy of source placement. Focusing on the design of physical phantoms, this review paper presents a summary of brachytherapy specific phantoms in published journal articles over the last twenty years (January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2019). The papers were analyzed and tabulated by their primary clinical purpose, which was deduced from their associated publications. A substantial body of work has been published on phantom designs from the brachytherapy community, but a standardized method of reporting technical aspects of the phantoms is lacking. In-house phantom development demonstrates an increasing interest in magnetic resonance (MR) tissue mimicking materials, which is not yet reflected in commercial phantoms available for brachytherapy. The evaluation of phantom design provides insight into the way, in which brachytherapy practice has changed over time, and demonstrates the customised and broad nature of treatments offered.
KW - Brachytherapy
KW - Phantoms
KW - Test object
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U2 - 10.5114/JCB.2021.103593
DO - 10.5114/JCB.2021.103593
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85104181428
VL - 13
SP - 101
EP - 115
JO - Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
JF - Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
SN - 1689-832X
IS - 1
ER -