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Eclipse Beam Data Requirement

This document outlines the beam data requirements for photon and electron beams in the Eclipse treatment planning system. For photon beams using the PBC algorithm, it requires percentage depth dose curves, profiles, output factors, and transmission factors for a variety of field sizes and wedge angles. Electron beam data for the GGPB and eMC algorithms include depth dose curves, profiles, and dose output information for open and applicator-defined fields.

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Eclipse Beam Data Requirement

This document outlines the beam data requirements for photon and electron beams in the Eclipse treatment planning system. For photon beams using the PBC algorithm, it requires percentage depth dose curves, profiles, output factors, and transmission factors for a variety of field sizes and wedge angles. Electron beam data for the GGPB and eMC algorithms include depth dose curves, profiles, and dose output information for open and applicator-defined fields.

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Eclipse Beam Data

Requirement

Contents
Photon Beam Data
PBC Data
AAA Data
Golden Beam Data

Electron Beam Data


GGPB Data
eMC Data

Reference : Eclipse Algorithms Reference Guide , July 2008

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Eclipse Photon Beam Data
PDD & Profile
Open field PDD & proflie
Open field diagonal profile
Wedge field PDD & profile
Wedge field longitudinal profile
Output Factor
Calibration output factor
Relative output factor
Transmission Factor
Beam Data File Format

PBC PDD & Profile


Setup : SSD 100cm
Resolution : PDD 0.5 cm , profile 0.25cm
PDD limits: 25cm
Profile limits : extend outside the field boundary
at least 5 cm
Profile depths : 5 depthsdmax and other 4 depths
recommend 5, 10, 20, 30cm
Profile direction : only one direction (ex : X-profile)
Half profiles are acceptable.

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PBC PDD & Profile (contd)
Open fields PDD & Profiles
fs : smallest(3), 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40
Open field diagonal profiles
4040, collimator 45
Wedge field PDD & Profiles
fs : smallest(3), 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, largest square field,
largest rectangle field
Profiles are measured in wedged direction. The profiles
of the largest rectangle field are not necessary.
Wedge field longitudinal profile
Only for the largest Square or Rectangle field,
collimator 90; depth 5cm (you can add other depths)

Beam Data Measurement for Open Field

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Beam Data Measurement for Wedge
Wedge Direction Right or Left

Wedge Longitudinal Profiles


collimator 90
(d=5cm : mandatory ; others : optional)

Setup of Profile Scanning


Diagonal Profile Wedge Longitudinal Profile

Reference : Eclipse Algorithms Reference Guide, July 2008


Ch3. Photon Calculation with Pencil Beam Convolution Algorithm

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Setup of Profile Scanning

G G G
G

Y2 Y2
Y2 Y2 Y1

Y1
Y1 Y1

C
C C C

Open Diagonal Wedge Wedge


Field Profiles Profiles Longitudinal
Profiles (collimator 45) (wedge direction Profiles
RIGHT or LEFT) (collimator 90)

G : Gantry
C : Couch

Diagonal Profile
Radiation

Collimator

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Output Factor
Recommended Setup : SPD 100 cm, d=5cm
Calibration Output Factor
Open Field Wedge Field

R(10x10, d=5) R(wedge, 10x10, d=5)


R (10x10, dcal, SSDcal) R (10x10, dcal, SSDcal)

Relative Output Factor


Open Field Wedge Field

R(fs, d=5) R(wedge, fs, d=5)


R (10x10, d=5) R (wedge, 10x10, d=5)

dcal : depth of calibration


SSDcal : SSD of calbration

Output Factor
Calibration Output Factor

Relative Output Factor

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Others
Transmission Factor*
MLC : recommended fs 1010
Block : recommended fs 1010
Tray : recommended fs 2020

Enhance Dynamic Wedges


No data measurement is needed

The beam data of 33 is small enough for IMRT


dose calculation (except for SRS)
Because jaw is fixed in sliding window technique, so
the field size is almost larger than 33
* : Ref. Eclipse Algorithms Reference Guide, July 2008
But Varian Application Specialist seems to give different recommendation

Beam Data File Format


The w2CAD file is used for Eclipse
beam data(PDD & Profile) input.

* : Ref. Eclipse Algorithms Reference Guide, July 2008


Appendix C. File Formats for Measured Beam Data

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Beam Data File Format
Dose Rate Table is used for Dose-Rate (Output) data input.
There are 2 types of data :
Relative output
Gy/MU

For AAA

Dose rates
MU/Gy

For PBC

The TPS will automatically convert the data to correct unit


when importing data.

* : Ref. Eclipse Algorithms Reference Guide, July 2008


Appendix D. Dose Rate Table Input Format

Beam Data File Format

* : Ref. Eclipse Algorithms Reference Guide, July 2008


Appendix D. Dose Rate Table Input Format

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Transfer to w2CAD File Format

PTW Mephysto IBA OmniPro-Accept

The function of transferring to RTPS is OPTIONAL for waterphantom software.


You should assign what TPS system used when buying waterphantom system.

Beam Data : AAA vs. PBC


The beam data of AAA are fewer than that of PBC.
PDD & Profile data of AAA
Open field
Mantory field size(fs) : 4, 6, 10, 20, 40
Recommended fs : 3, 8, 30
Wedge field
Mantory fs : max. square field
Recommended fs : 4, 10, 15, 20
The output factor tables are the same as PBC
So the AAA data are subset of PBC data.
The Golden Beam Data include all the PBC data.

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Note for AAA Beam Data
The AAA configuration will verify the beam data
Stop configuration
No measured diagonal profiles
Manatory field sizes are not measured

Ignore data
Deviation of profile field size > 2.5mm
Between the FWHM of measured profile and the assumed field
edge position
Unsymmetry profiles
Profiles with gamma error exceeding 1.0

Varian Golden Beam Data (GBD)


It is called Sample Beam Data now.
Include :
PDD, profile

Output factor table (for 6&10MV, only SPD 100 & d=5)

Not include :
Calibration output factor

Transmission factor

Only for the data of Eclipse needed

If using GBD as beam data, the physicist must do spot-


check to confirm the GBD is good enough for your clinac.
At least 3 field sizes
e.g. 3030, 1010, 44

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Varian Golden Beam Data (GBD)
GBD File types
Excel file : step size 1mm
Wellhofer(IBA) file : step size 1mm
W2cad file : step size PDD 5mm, profile 2.5 mm
For data input in Eclipse configuration

Transfer PDD to TPR(TMR)


Khans Formula

Waterphantom Software

Eclipse PBC Configuration

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PDD to TPR in Waterphantom Software

PTW Mephysto IBA OmniPro-Accept

PDD to TPR in Eclipse (PBC)

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PDD to TPR in Eclipse (PBC)

 Eclipse TPR .


PBCTPR table, dmax TPR 1
 , 6MV,
1.5cm(15mm)  1

Electron GGPB Beam Data


Applicator(Cone) Field PDD
SSD 100cm.
You can use only one set of pdd data for all fields(for
instance, 1010 or 1515)
Blocked Field PDD
The curve must be normalized to applicator open
field depth dose curve values.(i.e., normalized to dmax
of open field)
Dose Rate
SSD 100cm ,dmax
MU/Gy, inverse of Cone Factor
normalized to the reference cone(10 or 15 cone)

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Electron eMC Beam Data
Full Open Field
PDD in Water
SSD 100cm, full open-field, without applicator
The depth of first point <=0.5mm

Absolute Dose in Water


cGy/MU, at dmax,
Profile in Air at 95cm
Applicator(Cone) Field
PDD
SSD 100cm, the depth of first point <=0.5mm
Absolute Dose(Cone Factor) (cGy/MU)
SSD 100cm, at dmax,

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