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Cihat Ozhasoglu¹, Cheng B Saw, Hungcheng Chen

¹Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. ozhasogluc@upmc.edu

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Respiratory motion significantly impacts radiation therapy. The CyberKnife system with Synchrony real-time tracking minimizes motion-induced dose changes, improving target coverage and reducing normal tissue exposure.

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Medical Physics
Radiation Oncology
Radiosurgery

Background:

Respiratory motion can displace thoracic and abdominal organs up to 40 mm during radiation therapy.
Uncompensated motion compromises target dose coverage, while margin expansion leads to unnecessary irradiation of normal tissues.
Respiratory compensation is critical in hypofractionated regimens and extracranial radiosurgery.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss the principles, advantages, limitations, and clinical experience of the CyberKnife Synchrony system for real-time respiratory motion compensation.
To evaluate the impact of real-time motion tracking on dose coverage and normal tissue sparing in radiosurgery.

Main Methods:

Utilizes the CyberKnife image-guided radiosurgery system with a 6-MV LINAC on a robotic arm.
Incorporates the Synchrony real-time respiratory tracking and compensation system.
Employs external markers and diagnostic x-ray images to guide the robotic arm, aligning the radiation beam with the target in real-time.

Main Results:

Synchrony enables real-time tracking of tumor motion in 3D space.
Minimizes motion-induced dosimetric changes to the target.
Allows for reduced margins, sparing adjacent normal tissues.

Conclusions:

The CyberKnife Synchrony system effectively compensates for respiratory motion during radiosurgery.
This technology improves treatment precision, enhances target dose coverage, and reduces irradiated normal tissue volume.
Clinical experience suggests significant benefits for patients undergoing radiosurgery, particularly in hypofractionated treatments.