Background and purpose Scanned carbon beam therapy offers advantageous dose distributions and an increased biological effect. Treating moving targets is complex due to sensitivity to range changes and interplay. We propose a 4D treatment planning concept that considers motion during particle number optimization. Material and methods The target was subdivided into sectors, one for each motion phase of a 4D-CT. Each sector was non-rigidly transformed to its motion phase and there targeted by a dedicated raster field (RST). Therefore, the resulting 4D-RST compensated target motion and range changes. A 4D treatment control system (TCS) was needed for synchronized delivery to the measured patient motion. 4D-optimized plans were simulated for 9 NSCLC lung cancer patients and compared to static irradiation at end-exhale. A prototype TCS was implemented and successfully tested in a film experiment. Results The 4D-optimized treatment plan resulted in only slightly lower dose coverage of the target compared to static optimization, with V95% of 97.9% (median, range 96.5-99.4%) vs. 99.3% (98.5-99.8%), with negligible overdose. The conformity number was comparable at 88.2% (85.1-92.5%) vs. 85.2% (79.9-91.2%) for 4D and static, respectively. Conclusion We implemented and tested a 4D treatment plan optimization method resulting in highly conformal dose delivery. © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
A 4D-optimization concept for scanned ion beam therapy / Graeff, C.; Luchtenborg, R.; Eley, J. G.; Durante, M.; Bert, C.. - In: RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 0167-8140. - 109:3(2013), pp. 419-424. [10.1016/j.radonc.2013.09.018]
A 4D-optimization concept for scanned ion beam therapy
Durante M.;
2013
Abstract
Background and purpose Scanned carbon beam therapy offers advantageous dose distributions and an increased biological effect. Treating moving targets is complex due to sensitivity to range changes and interplay. We propose a 4D treatment planning concept that considers motion during particle number optimization. Material and methods The target was subdivided into sectors, one for each motion phase of a 4D-CT. Each sector was non-rigidly transformed to its motion phase and there targeted by a dedicated raster field (RST). Therefore, the resulting 4D-RST compensated target motion and range changes. A 4D treatment control system (TCS) was needed for synchronized delivery to the measured patient motion. 4D-optimized plans were simulated for 9 NSCLC lung cancer patients and compared to static irradiation at end-exhale. A prototype TCS was implemented and successfully tested in a film experiment. Results The 4D-optimized treatment plan resulted in only slightly lower dose coverage of the target compared to static optimization, with V95% of 97.9% (median, range 96.5-99.4%) vs. 99.3% (98.5-99.8%), with negligible overdose. The conformity number was comparable at 88.2% (85.1-92.5%) vs. 85.2% (79.9-91.2%) for 4D and static, respectively. Conclusion We implemented and tested a 4D treatment plan optimization method resulting in highly conformal dose delivery. © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
