| Beam's-eye-view Dosimetrics-guided inverse planning for aperture-modulated arc therapy. | |
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PMID: 19733446 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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PURPOSE: To use angular beam's-eye-view dosimetrics (BEVD) information to improve the computational efficiency and plan quality of inverse planning of aperture-modulated arc therapy (AMAT). METHODS AND MATERIALS: In BEVD-guided inverse planning, the angular space spanned by a rotational arc is represented by a large number of fixed-gantry beams with angular spacing of approximately 2.5 degrees. Each beam is assigned with an initial aperture shape determined by the beam's-eye-view (BEV) projection of the planning target volume (PTV) and an initial weight. Instead of setting the beam weights arbitrarily, which slows down the subsequent optimization process and may result in a suboptimal solution, a priori knowledge about the quality of the beam directions derived from a BEVD is adopted to initialize the weights. In the BEVD calculation, a higher score is assigned to directions that allow more dose to be delivered to the PTV without exceeding the dose tolerances of the organs at risk (OARs) and vice versa. Simulated annealing is then used to optimize the segment shapes and weights. The BEVD-guided inverse planning is demonstrated by using two clinical cases, and the results are compared with those of a conventional approach without BEVD guidance. RESULTS: An a priori knowledge-guided inverse planning scheme for AMAT is established. The inclusion of BEVD guidance significantly improves the convergence behavior of AMAT inverse planning and results in much better OAR sparing as compared with the conventional approach. CONCLUSIONS: BEVD-guidance facilitates AMAT treatment planning and provides a comprehensive tool to maximally use the technical capacity of the new arc therapeutic modality. |
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Authors:
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Yunzhi Ma; Richard Popple; Tae-Suk Suh; Lei Xing |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2009-09-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Volume: 75 ISSN: 1879-355X ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-25 Completed Date: 2009-12-11 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7603616 Medline TA: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1587-95 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5847, USA. |
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Algorithms* Humans Male Maximum Tolerated Dose Pancreatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy Physics Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy Radiation Tolerance Radiotherapy Dosage Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / methods*, standards Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / methods*, standards Technology, Radiologic / methods |
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1R01 CA104205/CA/NCI NIH HHS; PC046282/PC/NCI NIH HHS |
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