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Dosimetric Evaluation of Intracranial Stereotactic Radiotherapy Plans Using Jaws-Only Collimation On a LINAC
N Mistry*, A Kim , J Schaum , M Bermudez , K Driscoll , C Holowinski , C Yang , Y Chen , N Sheth , Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne, NJ
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SU-E-T-320 (Sunday, July 12, 2015) 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Room: Exhibit Hall
Purpose:
To evaluate the dosimetry of cranial stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) plans using jaws-only collimation on linac that meets appropriate TG-142 tolerances.
Methods:
Seventeen spherical targets were generated in the center of a head phantom with diameters ranging from 8 mm to 40 mm. Plans balanced treatment time with dose gradient and conformity using 13 static fields and 3 couch angles: 9 non-opposed and coplanar fields and 4 non-coplanar fields. The symmetrical jaws field size was target diameter plus 2 mm. The prescription (Rx) was 7 Gy per fraction to the 80% isodose line. Two plans were created for each target: one kept the collimator at 0° (C0), one adjusted the collimator angle 40° for each field to create a 360° sweep over the 9 coplanar fields (CR).
Conformity of the Rx to the target was evaluated using a ratio of Rx to target volume (PITV). Heterogeneity was determined using a ratio of maximum dose to Rx dose. Falloff was scored using CGIg: the difference of effective radii of spheres equal to half and full Rx volumes.
Results:
All plans met RTOG SRS criteria for conformity and heterogeneity. The use of collimator rotation improved conformity by 3.2% on average, the mean PITV was 1.7±0.1 for C0 plans and 1.6±0.1 for CR. Mean heterogeneity was 1.25±0.0 for both C0 and CR. The mean CGIg was 75.9±16.4 for C0 plans and 74.4±17.0 for CR; with a mean dose falloff degradation of 2.5% by CR.
Conclusion:
Clinically acceptable SRT plans for spherical targets were created using jaws-only collimation with static fields. The addition of sweeping collimator rotation improves conformity at the expense of gradient. This technique can expand the availability of SRT to patients especially to those who cannot travel to a facility with a dedicated stereotactic radiosurgery machine.
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