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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

An innovative hippocampal-sparing whole-brain radiotherapy planning approach via the Halcyon system: achieving lower hippocampal doses.

Ran Tang, Maoying Lan, Xingru Sun, Yue Luo, Anyan Gu, Qing Liu, Yingjing Li, Guozi Yang, Zhenyu Pan, Guanhua Deng

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Ran Tang *Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Huizhou Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou, China.
Maoying Lan *Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xingru SunDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Huizhou Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou, China.
Yue LuoDepartment of Radiotherapy, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Anyan GuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Huizhou Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou, China.
Qing LiuPeople's Hospital of Shaodong, Shaoyang, China.
Yingjing LiNanjing Tongrentang Chinese Medicine, Huizhou, China.
Guozi YangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Huizhou Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou, China.
Zhenyu PanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Huizhou Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou, China.
Guanhua DengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and dosimetric benefits of Halcyon-based coplanar dual-arc volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for hippocampal-avoidance whole brain radiotherapy (HA-WBRT). Methods: Twenty-one HA-WBRT patients were replanned using dual-arc VMAT (collimator 23°/293°) on Halcyon and Truebeam. The planning target volume (PTV) was segmented into three substructures and optimized with different weight parameters. Dosimetric parameters of PTV, monitor units (MUs), does to organs-at-risk(OARs), hippocampal normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) and gamma passing rate were recorded. Results: All plans met RTOG 0933 criteria. The Halcyon plans demonstrated significantly better homogeneity index (HI) and V Conclusions: Under the innovative planning approach, redefined hippocampal-sparing radiotherapy using Halcyon system, providing superior prescription dose coverage, improved OAR sparing, and reduced hippocampal NTCP.

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Halcyonhippocampustreatment planningvolumetric modulated arc therapywhole brain radiotherapy

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PMID40963851
PMCPMC12436365

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