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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2018

Clinical commissioning of a new patient positioning system, SyncTraX FX4, for intracranial stereotactic radiotherapy.

Satoshi Tanabe, Osamu Umetsu, Toshikazu Sasage, Satoru Utsunomiya, Ryota Kuwabara, Toshiki Kuribayashi, Hiromasa Takatou, Gen Kawaguchi, Hidefumi Aoyama

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Satoshi TanabeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Osamu UmetsuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Toshikazu SasageDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Satoru UtsunomiyaDepartment of Radiological Technology, Niigata University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
Ryota KuwabaraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Toshiki KuribayashiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Hiromasa TakatouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Gen KawaguchiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Hidefumi AoyamaDepartment of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18K15584Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18K15626
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Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsA new real-time tracking radiotherapy (RTRT) system, the SyncTraX FX4 (Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan), consisting of four X-ray tubes and four ceiling-mounted flat panel detectors (FPDs) combined with a linear accelerator, was installed at Uonuma Kikan Hospital (Niigata, Japan) for the first time worldwide. In addition to RTRT, the SyncTraX FX4 system enables bony structure-based patient verification. Here we provide the first report of this system's clinical commissioning for intracranial stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT). MATERIALS &

methodsA total of five tests were performed for the commissioning: evaluations of (1) the system's image quality; (2) the imaging and treatment coordinate coincidence; and (3) the localization accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and SyncTraX FX4; (4) the measurement of air kerma; (5) an end-to-end test. RESULTS & DISCUSSION: The tests revealed the following. (1) All image quality evaluation items satisfied each acceptable criterion in all FPDs. (2) The maximum offsets among the centers were ≤0.40 mm in all combinations of the FPD and X-ray tubes (preset). (3) The isocenter localization discrepancies between CBCT and preset #3 in the SyncTraX FX4 system were 0.29 ± 0.084 mm for anterior-posterior, -0.19 ± 0.13 mm for superior-inferior, 0.076 ± 0.11 mm for left-right, -0.11 ± 0.066° for rotation, -0.14 ± 0.064° for pitch, and 0.072±0.058° for roll direction. the Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient between the two systems was >0.98 in all directions. (4) The mean air kerma value for preset #3 was 0.11 ± 0.0002 mGy in predefined settings (80 kV, 200 mA, 50 msec). (5) For 16 combinations of gantry and couch angles, median offset value in all presets was 0.31 mm (range 0.14-0.57 mm).

conclusionOur results demonstrate a competent performance of the SyncTraX FX4 system in terms of the localization accuracy for intracranial SRT.

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Phantoms, ImagingAlgorithmsCone-Beam Computed TomographyHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedNeoplasmsParticle AcceleratorsPatient PositioningRadiosurgeryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assistedcommissioningimage-guided radiotherapy (IGRT)stereotactic radiotherapy

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PMID30273444
PMCPMC6236847

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