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Area of Science:

  • Medical Physics
  • Radiotherapy Technology
  • Image-Guided Interventions

Background:

  • Respiratory motion causes geometrical errors in radiotherapy target tracking.
  • Latency in image transfer is a primary cause of these errors in dynamic multileaf collimator (DMLC) tracking.
  • Previous methods relied on slow image transfer via hard disk storage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To integrate direct image access into a DMLC tracking system.
  • To quantify the tracking latency of this integrated system using kV and MV imaging.
  • To assess the impact of direct image access on motion compensation accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Implemented a DMLC tracking system with direct image access, bypassing intermediate disk storage.
  • Utilized a motion phantom with a tungsten marker for real-time target localization.
  • Acquired X-ray images using kV and MV imagers, processing them directly.
  • Analyzed system log files and continuous portal images for latency quantification.

Main Results:

  • The integrated system demonstrated substantial reductions in tracking latency.
  • For kV imaging with a 200 ms interval, latency decreased from 550 ms to 264 ms.
  • For MV imaging with a 200 ms interval, latency decreased from 500 ms to 382 ms.
  • Latency was found to increase linearly with imaging interval (ΔTimage).

Conclusions:

  • Successful integration of direct image access with kV and MV image-based DMLC tracking.
  • Significant reduction in tracking latency achieved compared to indirect image transfer methods.
  • Direct image access is a viable strategy for improving accuracy in image-guided radiotherapy.