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ArticleRadiation oncology (London, England)2023

Geometric and dosimetric consequences of intra-fractional movement in single isocenter non-coplanar stereotactic radiosurgery.

Nelson Tsz Cheong Fung, Wai Lung Wong, Michael Chi Hang Lee, Elki Sze Nga Cheung, Philip Yuguang Wu

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Article in Radiation oncology (London, England), 2023. 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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Nelson Tsz Cheong FungDepartment of Medical Physics, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China. ftc594@ha.org.hk.
Wai Lung WongDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Michael Chi Hang LeeDepartment of Medical Physics, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Elki Sze Nga CheungDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Philip Yuguang WuDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China. wyp610@ha.org.hk.

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Abstract

purposeTo investigate the geometric and dosimetric impacts of intra-fractional movement for patients with single or multiple brain metastasis treated using Varian Hyperarc™ mono-isocentric radiosurgery.

methodsA total of 50 single or hypo-fractionated Hyperarc™ treatment courses (118 lesions) were included in the analysis. Intra-fractional translational and rotational movements were quantified according to the post-treatment cone-beam CT (CBCT). Geometric displacements of all targets were calculated individually based on the assessed head movement in each treatment fraction and their relationships with treatment time and target-to-isocenter distances were studied. For dosimetric analysis, only single-fraction treatments (56 lesions) were included. Re-planning was performed with 0, 1, and 2 mm planning target volume (PTV) margins. Doses were then re-calculated on rotated CT images with isocenter shifted which emulate the change in patient treatment position. Target coverage, target and normal brain doses before and after intra-fractional movement were compared.

resultsThe mean 3D target displacements was 0.6 ± 0.3 (SD) mm. Target shifts for patients treated within 10 min were significantly smaller than those treated in longer sessions. No correlation was found between target shift and target-to-isocenter distance as the origin of head rotation was not located at the isocenter. Loss of target coverage and minimum Gross Tumor Volume (GTV) dose due to intra-fractional movement were apparent only when no margin was used, leading to an extra 23% of the targets violating the dose acceptance criteria, in contrast, the effects on normal brain V

conclusionAlthough intra-fractional movements during Hyperarc™ treatments were small, there were substantial dosimetric effects due to the sharp dose fall-off near target boundaries. These effects could be mitigated by using a 1 mm PTV margin and maintaining the effective treatment time to within 10 min.

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Brain NeoplasmsRadiosurgeryHumansMovementRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted

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