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C.8.8.15.6 Time Calculations
ThetreatmenttimeatagivenControlPointisequaltotheChannelTotalTime(300A,0286),multipliedbytheCumulativeTimeWeight (300A,02D6) for the Control Point, divided by the Final Cumulative Time Weight (300A,02C8). If the calculation for treatment time results in a time value that is not an exact multiple of the timer resolution, then the result shall be rounded to the nearest allowed timer value (i.e., less than a half resolution unit shall be rounded down to the nearest resolution unit, and equal or greater than half a resol- ution unit shall be rounded up to the nearest resolution unit).
Note also that if Final Cumulative Time Weight (300A,02C8) is equal to 100, then Cumulative Time Weight (300A,02D6) becomes equivalent to the percentage of Channel Total Time (300A,0286) delivered at each control point. If Final Cumulative Time Weight (300A,02C8)isequaltoChannelTotalTime(300A,0286),thentheCumulativeTimeWeight(300A,02D6)ateachcontrolpointbecomes equal to the cumulative treatment time delivered at that control point.
If Treatment Type (300A,0202) is PDR, then the Channel Total Time (3008,0286) shall specify the duration of a single pulse.
C.8.8.15.7 Brachy Control Point Sequence
The Control Points shall be arranged such that the first Control Point for a particular Channel describes the first dwell position and the final Control Point for the Channel describes the final dwell position. If Brachy Treatment Type (300A,0202) is PDR, the Brachy Control Point Sequence (300A,02D0) shall specify the sequence of machine configurations for a single pulse. Similarly, if Source MovementType(300A,0288)isOSCILLATING,theBrachyControlPointSequence(300A,02D0)shallspecifythesequenceofmachine configurations for a single period.
Some examples of Brachytherapy specification using control points are as follows:
a) Stepwise motion; Four equally weighted dwell positions; Step size = 10; Final Cumulative Time Weight = 100:
Control Point 0: Control Point Relative Position = 30, Cumulative Time Weight = 0
Control Point 1: Control Point Relative Position = 30, Cumulative Time Weight = 25
Control Point 2: Control Point Relative Position = 20, Cumulative Time Weight = 25
Control Point 3: Control Point Relative Position = 20, Cumulative Time Weight = 50
Control Point 4: Control Point Relative Position = 10, Cumulative Time Weight = 50
Control Point 5: Control Point Relative Position = 10, Cumulative Time Weight = 75
Control Point 6: Control Point Relative Position = 0, Cumulative Time Weight = 75
Control Point 7: Control Point Relative Position = 0, Cumulative Time Weight = 100
b) Fixed (manually placed) sources; Final Cumulative Time Weight = 100:
Control Point 0: Control Point Relative Position = 0, Control Point 3D Position = (x,y,z), Cumulative Time Weight = 0
Control Point 1: Control Point Relative Position = 0, Control Point 3D Position = (x,y,z), Cumulative Time Weight = 100
c) Oscillating movement; Final Cumulative Time Weight = 100:
Control Point 0: Control Point Relative Position = 100, Cumulative Time Weight = 0
Control Point 1: Control Point Relative Position = 0, Cumulative Time Weight = 100
d) Unidirectional movement; Final Cumulative Time Weight = 100:
Control Point 0: Control Point Relative Position = 0, Cumulative Time Weight = 0
Control Point 1: Control Point Relative Position = 100, Cumulative Time Weight = 100
e) Stepwise motion with consideration of source transit times between dwell positions; Three equally weighted dwell positions; Step size = 10; Final Cumulative Time Weight = 79: