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Delineation Errors Caused by Replication and Expansion Operations in Monaco.
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backgroundThis study aims to investigate the errors in structure volume and shape caused by the replication, expansion, and merging operations of the Monaco system and analyze their influence on dosimetry evaluation.
methodsA retrospective collection of 30 patients undergoing radiotherapy was utilized. Cylinders with radii of 5, 10, and 30 mm were delineated in computerized tomography (CT) images from 10 patients with thoracic and abdominal issues, and the Margins function in Monaco was used to expand the margins by 0, 3, 5, and 10 mm in 2D mode. In 10 patients with vertebral metastases, the Margins function was utilized to replicate and merge targets, and the Copy Structure function was employed to replicate targets. Cross-CT replication was performed for the targets of 10 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The deviation between the processed structure volume and the ideal value was compared. The difference in the maximum dose (Dmax) before and after lens replication was evaluated in 10 patients undergoing whole-brain radiotherapy.
resultsMonaco's Margins function increased the volume of the processed structure during the copying procedure. The margin error was equivalent to expanding the structure by 0.3-0.4 mm, and a margin error of 0.3-0.4 mm was produced in each expansion instance. The volume deviation for a cylinder with a radius of 5 mm was 12.99%. The Merge function of Margins copied substructures and merged them. The Copy Structure function did not alter the structure during copying, but the volume was reduced by less than 1% after copying across CT. Dmax after lens replication was higher than that before replication, with a median difference of 31.3 cGy for the left lenses.
conclusionMonaco's Margins function introduces errors in organ replication, expansion, and merging, resulting in incorrect dose assessment. Physicians should be mindful of the potential effects when utilizing them.
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