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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2023

Optimal threshold of a control parameter for tomotherapy respiratory tracking: A phantom study.

Keisuke Sano, Masayuki Fujiwara, Wataru Okada, Masao Tanooka, Haruyuki Takaki, Mayuri Shibata, Kenji Nakamura, Yusuke Sakai, Hitomi Suzuki, Kanae Takahashi and 2 more

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Keisuke SanoDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Masayuki FujiwaraDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Wataru OkadaDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Masao TanookaDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Haruyuki TakakiDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Mayuri ShibataDepartment of Radiotherapy, Takarazuka City Hospital, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan.
Kenji NakamuraDepartment of Radiotherapy, Takarazuka City Hospital, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan.
Yusuke SakaiDepartment of Radiotherapy, Takarazuka City Hospital, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan.
Hitomi SuzukiDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Kanae TakahashiDepartment of Biostatistics, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Masahiro TanakaDepartment of Radiotherapy, Takarazuka City Hospital, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan.
Koichiro YamakadoDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundRadixact Synchrony PURPOSE: This study aims to determine the optimal threshold of the potential difference of Radixact Synchrony

methodsThe relationship among the dosimetric accuracy, motion tracking accuracy, and control parameter was evaluated using a moving platform, a phantom with a basic respiratory model (the fourth power of a sinusoidal wave), and several irregular respiratory model waveforms. The dosimetric accuracy was evaluated by gamma analysis (3%, 1 mm, 10% dose threshold). The tracking accuracy was measured by the distance error of the difference between the tracked and driven positions of the phantom. The largest potential difference for 95% of treatment time was evaluated, and its correlation with the gamma-pass ratio and distance error was investigated. The optimal threshold of the potential difference was determined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.

resultsA linear correlation was identified between the potential difference and the gamma-pass ratio (R = -0.704). A linear correlation was also identified between the potential difference and distance error (R = 0.827). However, as the potential difference increased, it tended to underestimate the distance error. The ROC analysis revealed that the appropriate cutoff value of the potential difference was 3.05 mm.

conclusionThe irradiation accuracy with motion tracking by Radixact Synchrony

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NeoplasmsRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedHumansMotionPhantoms, ImagingRadiometrydosimetric accuracyrespiratory trackingtomotherapy

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PMID36635847
PMCPMC10161055

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