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ArticleZeitschrift fur medizinische Physik2022

Dosimetric impact of geometric distortions in an MRI-only proton therapy workflow for lung, liver and pancreas.

Hatice Selcen Dumlu, Giorgia Meschini, Christopher Kurz, Florian Kamp, Guido Baroni, Claus Belka, Chiara Paganelli, Marco Riboldi

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Article in Zeitschrift fur medizinische Physik, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Hatice Selcen DumluDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/5, 20133 Milano, Italy; Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany.
Giorgia MeschiniDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/5, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Christopher KurzDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 München, Germany.
Florian KampDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 München, Germany.
Guido BaroniDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/5, 20133 Milano, Italy; Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica, Strada Campeggi 53, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Claus BelkaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 München, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) partner site Munich, Germany and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Chiara PaganelliDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/5, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Marco RiboldiDepartment of Medical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany. Electronic address: marco.riboldi@physik.uni-muenchen.de.
LMU Klinikum · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEPolitecnico di Milano · ITGerman Cancer Research Center · DENational Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a radiation therapy workflow based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), dosimetric errors may arise due to geometric distortions introduced by MRI. The aim of this study was to quantify the dosimetric effect of system-dependent geometric distortions in an MRI-only workflow for proton therapy applied at extra-cranial sites. An approach was developed, in which computed tomography (CT) images were distorted using an MRI displacement map, which represented the MR distortions in a spoiled gradient-echo sequence due to gradient nonlinearities and static magnetic field inhomogeneities. A retrospective study was conducted on 4DCT/MRI digital phantoms and 18 4DCT clinical datasets of the thoraco-abdominal site. The treatment plans were designed and separately optimized for each beam in a beam specific Planning Target Volume on the distorted CT, and the final dose distribution was obtained as the average. The dose was then recalculated in undistorted CT using the same beam geometry and beam weights. The analysis was performed in terms of Dose Volume Histogram (DVH) parameters. No clinically relevant dosimetric impact was observed on organs at risk, whereas in the target structure, geometric distortions caused statistically significant variations in the planned dose DVH parameters and dose homogeneity index (DHI). The dosimetric variations in the target structure were smaller in abdominal cases (ΔD

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Proton TherapyRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedHumansLiverLungMagnetic Resonance ImagingPancreasRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRetrospective StudiesWorkflowMR geometric distortionMRI-only radiotherapyProton therapyThoraco-abdominal cancer

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PMID33168274
PMCPMC9948883
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