CN2458010Y - Adjustable multi-blade collimator - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to an adjustable multi-blade collimator for radiation therapy. The adjustable multi-blade collimator is composed of adjustable blade groups, and can also be composed of the adjustable blade groups divided into an upper and a lower groups, and a radiation field definition blade group. The corresponding upper and lower blades are stacked in an offset mode at 1MM to 2MM. The concave-convex groove structure is adopted among blades. The middle of each blade (4) of the adjustable blade groups is provided with a rectangular (square) hole (5), or is retained with an adjustable rectangular (square) interval (5); the size of each rectangular (square) hole (5) or each rectangular (square) spacer (5) is determined or prearranged according to the size of a rectangular (square) radiation field required to be formed at equal center portion; the size of the rectangular (square) radiation field at the equal center portion is a rectangle (square) of 3MM * 3MM-10MM * 10MM.
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This utility model relates to a kind of novel radiocurable intensity-modulated collimator, particularly a kind of mutliblade intensity-modulated collimator of being used for.
Radiotherapy is one of three big means of oncotherapy.Nearly 65～70% cancer patient accepts radiotherapy to some extent.Conformal radiation therapy (Conformal RadiationTherapy) is a kind of new radiation therapy technology, it can be so that the dose distribution shape of the high dose area of lonizing radiation be consistent on three-dimensional with tumor shape, effectively dose radiation is focused in the tumor area, the dosage of normal surrounding tissue is minimized, neoplastic lesion is implemented the irradiation of " operation " formula.
Will reach above result in the prior art, realize 3 dimensional conformal radiation therapy, the output of its irradiation field and launched field must be satisfied following condition:
1, on the direction of irradiation field, the shape of launched field must with the projection of shape of neoplastic lesion
Unanimity is avoided the direct irradiation to normal structure;
2, the close rate of wild interior all points must be adjusted, and makes each launched field reach tumor in tumor area
The surface obtains uniform dosage.
Satisfy classical suitable shape of being called of first condition, being called that two conditions satisfy simultaneously strength regulated shape-adapted (Intensity-Modulated-Radiation Therapy---IMRT).The so-called accent by force, the irradiation field that will speed up the even output of device or cobalt-60 treating machines exactly becomes the process of the irradiation field of inhomogeneous output.The device of realizing this process is called physical compensator.
The physical compensator that adopts has two-dimentional physical compensation device (comprising the wedge shape filtering plate), multi-diaphragm collimator (MLC), electromagnetic scanning etc. at present.Wherein multi-diaphragm collimator (MLC) is the most commonly used.
Referring to Fig. 1, multi-diaphragm collimator of the prior art is many vane group that relative blade is formed.Position and the time of utilizing blade in launched field, to stop, the close rate of launched field output under the adjusting vane.Using method have static MLC transfer strong, dynamically MLC to transfer strong, fladellum MLC to transfer strong etc. three kinds.Static MLC is the launched field that requires inhomogeneous output with whole, is divided into several relatively evenly sub-irradiation fields of output, the substep irradiation; Dynamically MLC and fan-shaped MLC utilize the relative motion of blade, the close rate under the control blade.
The structure of multi-diaphragm collimator of the prior art is that blade does not have the hole, by the output of interlobate relatively motion adjusting launched field, implements to transfer strong process complicated, and treatment time is longer relatively, and it is more to leak ray between blade.
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of novel multilobe collimater for regulating intensity, and it has more advantage than conventional multi-diaphragm collimator, can more effectively regulate the output of launched field, improves the effect of tumour radiotherapy.
In order to finish the purpose of this utility model, following technical scheme is proposed especially:
A kind of multilobe collimater for regulating intensity, it is to be made of the intensity modulating blade group, and the total height of this intensity modulating blade group is more than or equal to 5HVL, and it is made by the material that effective obstruction lonizing radiation such as tungsten alloy pass.Have square (side) shape hole (5) in the middle of each blade (4) of intensity modulating blade group (2), or leave adjustable square (side) shape (5) at interval.Each square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) the shape size of (5) at interval wait that unit, center launched field is big or small to be square (side) shape of 3mm * 3mm-10mm * 10mm according to determining in the size of the unit launched field that waits the center to require to form or preset.
The inner wall surface at the square of the intensity modulating blade of described multilobe collimater for regulating intensity (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape interval (5) focuses on the bottom face in X line target or cobalt-60 source, lonizing radiation through square (side) shape hole or square (side) shape pass through at interval, all the other rays are formed unit square (side) shape Ziye by leaf baffle.This square (side) shape Ziye can utilize the motion of blade, at the shape of tumor with in the intravital position of patient, distributes dose radiation effectively.
The square of intensity modulating blade (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape (5) at interval are curved end at directions X, are trapezoidal end face in the Y direction.The width of intensity modulating blade can convert in the size of Y direction and the geometric position of blade according to unit square (side) shape open country.
Adopt tongue and groove (8) structure between the adjacent blades of this intensity modulating blade group.
Intensity modulating blade of the present utility model can also further improve its structure.It is characterized in that described intensity modulating blade (4) also can be divided into upper and lower blade, forms upper and lower vane group; The total height of upper and lower blade is more than or equal to 5HVL; The blade group is intensity modulating blade group (2), and the lower blade group is that launched field defines vane group (1), and wherein, the height ratio that launched field defines blade (3) and intensity modulating blade (4) is 3: 2 or 2: 3 or 1: 1.Have square (side) shape hole (5) in the middle of each blade of intensity modulating blade group, or leave the adjustable interval of square (side) shape (5), each square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape interval (5) are by determining at the unit launched field that waits the center requirement to form or presetting.The inner wall surface at square (side) the shape hole (5) of intensity modulating blade (4) or square (side) shape interval (5) focuses on the bottom face in X line target or cobalt-60 source.
Adopt tongue and groove (8) structure between the adjacent blades of the upper and lower vane group of multilobe collimater for regulating intensity of the present utility model, the corresponding blade skew of upper and lower vane group stacks 1mm～2mm, has lowered the interlobate leakage roentgendosis of multi-diaphragm collimator effectively.
Described launched field defines vane group (1) (lower blade group) to be made up of relative blade, is used to form the irregular launched field of treatment.
In addition, according to the structure and the different demands of theratron, can select to place launched field simulation light between the upper and lower vane group, the simulation launched field defines the launched field shape that vane group (1) forms.
According to the technical solution of the utility model, no matter be single intensity modulating blade group or the vane group that is divided into upper and lower blade, its effective depth is 〉=5HVL.Right 〉=the 6MV-X line, this value is about 〉=the 80mm tungsten alloy; To cobalt-60 γ line, this value is about 〉=the 60mm tungsten alloy.
Advantage of the present utility model and effect show as: blade of the present utility model is a kind of novel digital type blade.It has been concentrated the irregular launched field shaping function of conventional multi-diaphragm collimator and has transferred powerful advantage, further lowered the interlobate leakage roentgendosis of conventional multi-diaphragm collimator, and the advantage of maintenance physics (solid, liquid body) compensator, not only significantly reduce, alleviate treatment pendulum bit time, number of times and the workload of physical compensation device, the launched field when helping transferring intense irradiation more and the checking of dosage (QA (QC)).
Brief Description Of Drawings: Fig. 1: be the sketch map of multi-diaphragm collimator conventional in the prior art; Fig. 2 is the sketch map of multilobe collimater for regulating intensity of the present utility model; Wherein, (1): launched field defines vane group, (2): the intensity modulating blade group, (3): launched field defines blade, (4): intensity modulating blade.Fig. 3 is an intensity modulating blade of the present utility model; Wherein, (5): the opening of intensity modulating blade (collimator).Fig. 4 is intensity modulating blade group of the present utility model and X.Y direction open end; Wherein, (6): curved end, (7): trapezoidal end face.
Describe this utility model in detail below with reference to embodiment and accompanying drawing.
Embodiment 1
With reference to accompanying drawing 4, a kind of multilobe collimater for regulating intensity, it is made of the intensity modulating blade group, and the total height of this intensity modulating blade group is more than or equal to 5HVL, has square (side) shape hole in the middle of each blade of this intensity modulating blade group, also can leave adjustable square (side) shape at interval.Each square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape the size basis of (5) are at interval waiting the center to require the size of the unit launched field of formation to determine, wait unit, center launched field size to be square (side) shape of 3mm * 3mm-10mm * 10mm.
Blade adopts tungsten alloy etc. effectively to hinder the material manufacture that lonizing radiation pass more.
The inner wall surface at the square of intensity modulating blade (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape interval (5) focuses on the bottom face in X line target or cobalt-60 source, lonizing radiation through square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape at interval (5) pass through, all the other rays are formed unit square (side) shape Ziye by leaf baffle.
The intensity modulating blade opening is a curved end at directions X, is trapezoidal end face in the Y direction.The size at blade square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape interval (5) is by converting in the size of the open country, unit of waiting the center requirement and the geometric position of blade.
The effective thickness of blade must make blade can stop the break-through of lonizing radiation effectively more than or equal to 5HVL.
Adopt the tongue and groove structure between the adjacent blades of this intensity modulating blade group.
Embodiment 2
Referring to accompanying drawing 2, this utility model also relates to a kind of multilobe collimater for regulating intensity, it is characterized in that described intensity modulating blade (4) can be divided into upper and lower blade, forms upper and lower vane group respectively; The total height of upper and lower blade is more than or equal to 5HVL, and promptly the height with the intensity modulating blade of describing among the embodiment 1 is identical.
Blade group in the intensity modulating blade (4) is intensity modulating blade group (2), and it plays the identical effect of describing with among the embodiment 1 of intensity modulating blade.The lower blade group is that launched field defines vane group (1), and wherein, the height ratio that launched field defines blade (3) and intensity modulating blade (4) is 3: 2 or 2: 3 or 1: 1.Have square (side) shape hole in the middle of each blade of intensity modulating blade group, or leave the adjustable interval of square (side) shape, each square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape (5) at interval can be 3mm * 3mm-10mm * 10mm square (side) shape at the unit launched field that waits the center to form.And defining blade (3), described launched field forms by two relative blades.The inner wall surface in the distance of intensity modulating blade (side) shape (5) or (5) hole, square (side) shape interval focuses on the bottom face in X line target or cobalt-60 source, lonizing radiation through square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape at interval (5) pass through, all the other rays are formed unit square (side) shape Ziye by leaf baffle.
The intensity modulating blade opening is a curved end at directions X, is trapezoidal end face in the Y direction.The size at blade square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape interval (5) is by converting in the size of the open country, unit of waiting the center requirement and the geometric position of blade.
Referring to accompanying drawing 2, adopt tongue and groove (8) structure between the adjacent blades of the upper and lower vane group of multilobe collimater for regulating intensity of the present utility model, the corresponding blade skew of upper and lower vane group stacks 1mm～2mm.This structure has further lowered the interlobate leakage roentgendosis of multi-diaphragm collimator effectively.
In conjunction with the embodiments 1 or embodiment 2, and referring to accompanying drawing 3, intensity modulating blade (4) is during along the diagram arrow direction, the wild wild bar of square (side) shape that forms of unit square (side) shape of each blade, and motion formation is treated and is used launched field in the time of one group of blade.When the vane group uniform motion, form the evenly launched field of output.When vane group during, form the wedge shape launched field of similar one dimension clapboard with acceleration movement.When the individual blade of vane group during, form the wild dose distribution of two-dimentional wedge shape (Omini-Wedge) with different acceleration movement.When blade moves by the speed of requirement separately, form the launched field of the inhomogeneous output of bidimensional.
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1. multilobe collimater for regulating intensity, it is characterized in that it is to be made of the intensity modulating blade group, the total height of this intensity modulating blade group is more than or equal to 5HVL, have square (side) shape hole (5) in the middle of each blade (4) of this intensity modulating blade group (2), or leave adjustable square (side) shape at interval (5), each square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) the shape size of (5) at interval wait that unit, center launched field is big or small to be square (side) shape of 3mm * 3mm-10mm * 10mm according to determining in the size of the unit launched field that waits the center to require to form or preset.
2. multilobe collimater for regulating intensity as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described intensity modulating blade (4) also can be divided into upper and lower blade, forms upper and lower vane group; The total height of upper and lower blade is more than or equal to 5HVL; The blade group is intensity modulating blade group (2), and the lower blade group is that launched field defines vane group (1), and wherein, the height ratio that launched field defines blade (3) and intensity modulating blade (4) is 3: 2 or 2: 3 or 1: 1.
3. multilobe collimater for regulating intensity as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that square (side) the shape hole (5) of intensity modulating blade (4) or square (side) shape at interval the inner wall surface of (5) focus on the bottom face in X line target or cobalt-60 source, lonizing radiation through square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape at interval (5) pass through, all the other rays are formed unit square (side) shape Ziye by leaf baffle.
4. multilobe collimater for regulating intensity as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that square (side) the shape hole (5) of intensity modulating blade (4) or square (side) shape interval (5) are curved end (6) at directions X, is trapezoidal end face (7) in the Y direction.The size at blade square (side) shape hole (5) or square (side) shape interval (5) is by converting in the geometric position of waiting wild size in unit, center and blade.
5. multilobe collimater for regulating intensity as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described launched field defines blade (3) and is made up of two relative blades, and blade is curved end (6) at directions X relatively, is trapezoidal end face (7) in the Y direction.
6. multilobe collimater for regulating intensity as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that adopting tongue and groove (8) structure between the adjacent blades of intensity modulating blade group.
7. multilobe collimater for regulating intensity as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that adopting tongue and groove (8) structure between the adjacent blades of upper and lower vane group, and the corresponding blade skew of upper and lower vane group stacks 1mm～2mm.
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