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Dosimetric Impact of Scan Orientation Relative to Target Motion During Spot Scanning Proton Therapy
J Stoker*, P Summers , X Li , D Gomez , N Sahoo , X Zhu , M Gillin , MD Anderson Cancer Ctr., Houston, TX
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SU-E-T-133 Sunday 3:00PM - 6:00PM Room: Exhibit HallPurpose:
This study seeks to evaluate the dosimetric effects of intra-fraction motion during spot scanning proton beam therapy as a function of beam-scan orientation and target motion amplitude.
Method:
Multiple 4DCT scans were collected of a dynamic anthropomorphic phantom mimicking respiration amplitudes of 0 (static), 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 cm. A spot-scanning treatment plan was developed on the maximum intensity projection image set, using an inverse-planning approach. Dynamic phantom motion was continuous throughout treatment plan delivery.
The target nodule was designed to accommodate film and thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD). Film and TLDs were uniquely labeled by location within the target. The phantom was localized on the treatment table using the clinically available orthogonal kV on-board imaging device. Film inserts provided data for dose uniformity; TLDs provided a 3% precision estimate of absolute dose. An in-house script was developed to modify the delivery order of the beam spots, to orient the scanning direction parallel or perpendicular to target motion.
TLD detector characterization and analysis was performed by the Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core group (IROC)-Houston. Film inserts, exhibiting a spatial resolution of 1mm, were analyzed to determine dose homogeneity within the radiation target.
Results:
Parallel scanning and target motions exhibited reduced target dose heterogeneity, relative to perpendicular scanning orientation. The average percent deviation in absolute dose for the motion deliveries relative to the static delivery was 4.9±1.1% for parallel scanning, and 11.7±3.5% (p<<0.05) for perpendicularly oriented scanning. Individual delivery dose deviations were not necessarily correlated to amplitude of motion for either scan orientation.
Conclusions:
Results demonstrate a quantifiable difference in dose heterogeneity as a function of scan orientation, more so than target amplitude. Comparison to the analyzed planar dose of a single field hint that multiple-field delivery alters intra-fraction beam-target motion synchronization and may mitigate heterogeneity, though further study is warranted.
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