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ArticleJournal of medical physics

Overcoming Problems Caused by Offset Distance of Multiple Targets in Single-isocenter Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Planning for Stereotactic Radiosurgery.

Takaaki Ito, Kazuki Kubo, Hajime Monzen, Yuya Yanagi, Kenji Nakamura, Yusuke Sakai, Yasumasa Nishimura

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Article in Journal of medical physics. 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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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Takaaki ItoDepartment of Medical Physics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan.
Kazuki KuboDepartment of Medical Physics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan.
Hajime MonzenDepartment of Medical Physics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan.
Yuya YanagiDepartment of Medical Physics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan.
Kenji NakamuraDepartment of Medical Physics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan.
Yusuke SakaiDepartment of Medical Physics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan.
Yasumasa NishimuraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan.
Kindai University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of large target offset distances on the dose distribution and gamma passing rate (GPR) in single-isocenter multiple-target stereotactic radiosurgery (SIMT SRS) using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with a flattening filter-free (FFF) beam from a linear accelerator. Methods: Two targets with a diameter of 1 cm were offset by "±2, ±4, and ±6 cm from the isocenter in a verification phantom for head SRS (20 Gy/fr). The VMAT plans were created using collimator angles that ensured the two targets did not share a leaf pair from the multi-leaf collimator. To evaluate the low-dose spread intermediate dose spill (R Results: For offsets of 2, 4, and 6 cm, the respective parameters were: R Conclusions: In SIMT SRS VMAT plans with an FFF beam from a linear accelerator, target offsets of <4 cm from the isocenter can minimize the volume of the low-dose region receiving 10 Gy or more. During treatment planning, it is important to choose gantry, couch, and collimator angles that minimize LT and thereby improve the GPR.

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Multiple targetsoffsetsingle-isocenterstereotactic radiosurgeryvolumetric-modulated arc therapy

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PMID38223796
PMCPMC10783189
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