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3D printing technologies became an integral part of the medical environment due to their ability to produce relevant copies of human organs and tissues. This feature can be used by developing of radiotherapy/radiology phantoms for patient dose verification thus providing an excellent possibility for individualization of irradiation procedure.
X-ray attenuation properties of four different 3D printing materials (PLA, ASA, PETG and HIPS) thought for phantom construction. Irradiation of samples printed in ZORTRAX300 3D printer was performed in X-ray therapy unit GULMAY D3225; peak voltage of 120 kV was applied. Multipurpose semiconductor detector BARACUDA was used for the assessment of X-ray attenuation in irradiated samples. Experimental results were verified with the results obtained using XCOM data based simulations. It was found, that X-ray attenuation properties of investigated materials were similar to those estimated for thyroid gland, brain, muscle and skin, however differed significantly from attenuation properties in bone and teeth, which are present in the head and neck region and play an important role in attenuation of X-rays in this anatomic region during irradiation procedure.
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This work was partly supported by the research grant No. S-MIP-17-104 of Lithuanian Research Council.
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Laurikaitiene, J., Puiso, J., Jaselske, E. (2019). Investigation of X-Ray Attenuation Properties in 3D Printing Materials Used for Development of Head and Neck Phantom. In: Laukaitis, G. (eds) Recent Advances in Technology Research and Education. INTER-ACADEMIA 2018. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 53. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99834-3_18
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