Improved dose determination for Molecular Radiotherapy Andrew - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Improved dose determination for Molecular Radiotherapy Andrew - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Improved dose determination for Molecular Radiotherapy Andrew Robinson Dave Cullen Nuclear Physics Group, The University of Manchester Jill Tipping David Hamilton The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Christie Research Huddle 07/04/14
Christie Research Huddle – 07/04/14
Christie Research Huddle – 07/04/14
Christie Research Huddle – 07/04/14
Scatter Correction Triple Energy Window Sensitivity Factor
TRT with 177Lu-DOTATATE
EM SC RAW TEW
177Lu: t1/2
= 6.647 days bbeta (177Lu) = 100% bgamma (177Hf) = 18%
5000 MBq 300 MBq Day 0 Day 6
Christie Research Huddle – 07/04/14
Christie Research Huddle – 07/04/14
- Collimator and touch plate
- Crystal
- PMT array
- Back compartment
- Shielding
- Bed and mattress
Simulation - Camera
Simulation - Phantom
Christie Research Huddle – 07/04/14
Simulation - Sources
99mTc
T1/2 = 6.0 hrs Bgamma = 0.999963 (140 keV) Bbeta = 0.000037 (112 keV mean energy)
177Lu
T1/2 = 6.647 days Bgamma = 0.236 (113, 208 keV daughter nucleus) Bbeta = 1.000 (134.2 keV mean energy)
90Y
T1/2 = 64.053 hrs Bgamma = 0.000115 (1.76 MeV daughter nucleus) Bbeta = 1.000 (933 keV mean energy) Bpositron = 0.000032 (daughter nucleus)
Simulation - Sources
99mTc
T1/2 = 6.0 hrs Bgamma = 0.999963 (140 keV) Bbeta = 0.000037 (112 keV mean energy)
177Lu
T1/2 = 6.647 days Bgamma = 0.236 (113, 208 keV daughter nucleus) Bbeta = 1.000 (134.2 keV mean energy)
90Y
T1/2 = 64.053 hrs Bgamma = 0.000115 (1.76 MeV daughter nucleus) Bbeta = 1.000 (933 keV mean energy) Bpositron = 0.000032 (daughter nucleus)
Christie Research Huddle – 07/04/14
Gate 6.1 Gate 6.2 Gate 7.0(beta) Geant 4.9.4 Geant 4.9.5 Geant 4.9.6 Geant 4.10 (MT)
Cluster
Cluster
nucpc76.ph.man.ac.uk FASTPC2 nucpc90.ph.man.ac.uk FASTPC3 nucpc91.ph.man.ac.uk FASTPC4 nucpc96.ph.man.ac.uk FASTPC5 nucpc97.ph.man.ac.uk FASTPC6 nucpc108.ph.man.ac.uk FASTPC8 nucpc115.ph.man.ac.uk FASTPC9 x2 Xeon E5520 @ 2.27GHz 8 Cores (16 with Hyper Threading) x2 Xeon E5620 @ 2.4GHz 8 Cores (16 with Hyper Threading) x2 Xeon E5620 @ 2.4GHz 8 Cores (16 with Hyper Threading) x2 Xeon E5620 @ 2.4GHz 8 Cores (16 with Hyper Threading) x4 AMD Opteron 6176 @ 2.3GHz 48 Cores x4 AMD Opteron 6274 @ 2.2GHz 64 Cores x4 AMD Opteron 6274 @ 2.2GHz 64 Cores nucpc116.ph.man.ac.uk FASTPC10 x4 AMD Opteron 6274 @ 2.2GHz 64 Cores
264 cores 76 TB storage
Improved Scatter Correction
“Is it possible to have a scatter correction method which provides accurate quantification and improved image quality which is applicable in ALL conditions? Quantification Image Quality
Triple Energy Window Correction
ICMP 2013 – Brighton (4th September)
Infinia Hawkeye Simulation (all events) Unscattered events
Triple Energy Window Correction
- K. Ogawa et al, IEEE Trans. Med.
Imaging, 10, 408-412 (1991)
Scat
EM1 EM2 Infinia Hawkeye Simulation (all events) Unscattered events
Pre reconstruction TEW Whole Image
Christie Research Huddle – 07/04/14
Pre reconstruction TEW Whole Image
Christie Research Huddle – 07/04/14
3D Printing
Use 3D printing to produce phantom inserts based on CT images.
- Sensitivity Factor
- Partial Volume effects
- Patient specific measurements