Dose Analysis of Prostate Cancer Therapy with X-Ray Therapy using PHITS Program Version 3.341

Authors

  • Tri Nanda Febriansyah Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten
  • Beta Nur Pratiwi Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin State Islamic University, 42171, Banten, Indonesia
  • Subur Pramono Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin State Islamic University, 42171, Banten, Indonesia
  • Yohannes Sardjono Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin State Islamic University, 42171, Banten, Indonesia
  • Isman Mulyadi Triatmoko Research Center for Safety, Metrology and Nuclear Quality Technology, Research Organization for Nuclear Energy, The National Research and Innovation Agency, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
  • Gede Sutrisna Wijaya Research Center for Safety, Metrology and Nuclear Quality Technology, Research Organization for Nuclear Energy, The National Research and Innovation Agency, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
  • Heru Prasetio Research Center for Safety, Metrology and Nuclear Quality Technology, Research Organization for Nuclear Energy, The National Research and Innovation Agency, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
  • Nur Rahmah Hidayati Research Center for Safety, Metrology and Nuclear Quality Technology, Research Organization for Nuclear Energy, The National Research and Innovation Agency, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
  • Nunung Nuraeni Research Center for Safety, Metrology and Nuclear Quality Technology, Research Organization for Nuclear Energy, The National Research and Innovation Agency, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
  • Syarifatul Ulya Research Center for Safety, Metrology and Nuclear Quality Technology, Research Organization for Nuclear Energy, The National Research and Innovation Agency, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
  • Zuhdi Ismail Research Center for Safety, Metrology and Nuclear Quality Technology, Research Organization for Nuclear Energy, The National Research and Innovation Agency, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55981.tdm.2025.7158

Keywords:

Cancer, Dosimetry, Radiotherapy, X-Ray Therapy, PHITS Version 3. 341

Abstract

According to statistics from the WHO, in 2022, prostate cancer is ranked 4th out of 15 cancers that cause the highest deaths in the world. Prostate cancer is formed in the cells of the prostate gland. Most prostate cancers are slow-growing and unlikely to spread, but some can grow faster. The position and dimensions of prostate cancer are visualized with MRI so that treatment methods can be performed with X-ray therapy through LINAC. PHITS is used to simulate X-ray therapy using a voxel or phantom model. The phantom used was an adult American male ORNL phantom. The treatment was simulated using three irradiation directions of 0°, 45°, and 90°. The results stated that to achieve a total dose of 65-70 Gy, 33-35 fractions were required. The more optimal irradiation direction is at 45 degrees, with 1.66 Gy per fraction on the skin and 1.99 Gy per fraction on cancer cells, with a total absorbed dose of 65.8-69.8 Gy.

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Published

2026-03-10

How to Cite

Febriansyah, T. N., Pratiwi, B. N., Pramono, S., Sardjono, Y., Triatmoko, I. M., Wijaya, G. S., … Ismail, Z. (2026). Dose Analysis of Prostate Cancer Therapy with X-Ray Therapy using PHITS Program Version 3.341. Jurnal Teknologi Reaktor Nuklir Tri Dasa Mega, 27(1), 49–58. https://doi.org/10.55981.tdm.2025.7158

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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2025): February 2025

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