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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2020

Cross verification of independent dose recalculation, log files based, and phantom measurement-based pretreatment quality assurance for volumetric modulated arc therapy.

Ce Han, Jinling Yi, Kecheng Zhu, Yongqiang Zhou, Yao Ai, Xiaomin Zheng, Congying Xie, Xiance Jin

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ce HanDepartment of Radiation and Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Jinling YiDepartment of Radiation and Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Kecheng ZhuDepartment of Radiation and Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Yongqiang ZhouDepartment of Radiation and Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Yao AiDepartment of Radiation and Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Xiaomin ZhengDepartment of Radiation and Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Congying XieDepartment of Radiation and Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Xiance JinDepartment of Radiation and Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4117-5953
Wenzhou Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 11675122Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau 2018ZY016Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau Y20190181
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Independent treatment planning system (TPS) check with Mobius3D software, log files based quality assurance (QA) with MobiusFX, and phantom measurement-based QA with ArcCHECK were performed and cross verified for head-and-neck (17 patients), chest (16 patients), and abdominal (19 patients) cancer patients who underwent volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). Dosimetric differences and percentage gamma passing rates (%GPs) were evaluated and compared for this cross verification. For the dosimetric differences in planning target volume (PTV) coverage, there was no significant difference among TPS vs. Mobius3D, TPS vs. MobiusFX, and TPS vs. ArcCHECK. For the dosimetric differences in organs at risks (OARs), the number of metrics with an average dosimetric differences higher than ±3% for TPS vs Mobius3D, TPS vs MobiusFX, and TPS vs ArcCHECK were 1, 1, 7; 2, 1, 4; 1, 1, 5 for the patients with head-and-neck, abdomen, and chest cancer, respectively. The %GPs of global gamma indices for Mobius3D and MobiousFX were above 97%, while it ranged from 92% to 96% for ArcCHECK. The %GPs of individual volume-based gamma indices were around 98% for Mobius3D and MobiousFX, except for γPTV for chest and abdominal cancer (88.9% to 92%); while it ranged from 86% to 99% for ArcCHECK. In conclusion, some differences in dosimetric metrics and gamma passing rates were observed with ArcCHECK measurement-based QA in comparison with independent dosecheck and log files based QA. Care must be taken when considering replacing phantom measurement-based IMRT/VMAT QA.

Indexed as

Radiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedHumansPhantoms, ImagingQuality Assurance, Health CareRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assistedcross verificationindependent dose checklog files based QAphantom measurement-based QAvolumetric modulated arc therapy

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PMID33001540
PMCPMC7700942
OpenAlexW3090359392

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