WORKLOAD FOR RADIOTHERAPY FACILITIES

1. Workload(W) for HDR (Ir-192/Co-60)

Parameters for calculation Ir-192 HDR Co-60 HDR

Maximum Activity 10 Ci 2 Ci
Maximum No. of Patients 8 8
treated per day
Average treatment time per 6 min 8 min
patient
Treatment days per week 5 5
Exposure Rate constant 0.50 1.33
(R/hr.Ci at 1meter )
Weekly machine ON time 4 hrs/wk 6 hrs/wk
Weekly workload (W) 20 cGy/wk 16 cGy/wk
(cGy/Wk)at 1 meter from
source

2. Workload (W) for Telecobalt

400cGy/pt. x 70 pt./day x 5day/week = 1.4 x105 cGy/week ~1.5x105 cGy/week at 1m

3. Workload (W) for Accelerators

i) Low energy (≤10 MV)

300 cGy /patient x 70 p/day x 5 d/week = 1.0 x 10 5 cGy/week at 1 m

ii) Dual Energy Accelerator ( 6 & 15MV/18MV)

a) Workload for 15 MV/18 MV component= (300cGy /pt. x 35 pt./d x 5 d/week)

= 0.5 x 10 5 cGy/week at 1 m

b). Workload for 6 MV component = 1.0 x 10 5 cGy/week at 1 m

4. Workload (W) for Cyberknife

Workload (W)= 12.5 Gy/pt. x16 pt./dx5d/wk x (80/100)2 = 6.4x104 cGy/wk at 1m

Workload for leakage (WL) = IMRT factor xW=15x6.4x105 = 9.6x105 cGy/wk at 1m

5. Workload (W) for Tomotherapy

Workload for Leakage (WL) = 32 pt. /day x 7 min/pt. x 5 day/wk x (85 / 100)2 x 860 cGy/min ≈ 7.0 x 105 cGy/wk at 1 m

Primary Workload (Wpri) = Leakage Workload (WL) / IMRT factor

= 7.0 x 105 cGy/wk / 16 ≈ 5 x 104 cGy/wk at 1 m