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This study introduces a 4D treatment planning method for scanned carbon beam therapy, effectively managing moving targets. The 4D plan achieved highly conformal dose delivery, comparable to static plans, while accounting for motion.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Scanned carbon beam therapy provides superior dose distributions and biological effects.
  • Treating moving targets in radiation therapy is challenging due to motion sensitivity and interplay effects.
  • Current methods struggle to accurately account for target motion during treatment planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a 4D treatment planning concept for scanned carbon beam therapy that optimizes particle number during motion.
  • To compensate for target motion and range variations in real-time during irradiation.
  • To improve the precision and efficacy of radiation therapy for moving tumors.

Main Methods:

  • A 4D treatment planning approach was developed, dividing the target into sectors based on 4D-CT motion phases.
  • Each sector was targeted with a dedicated raster scan field (RST), non-rigidly transformed to its motion phase.
  • A 4D treatment control system (TCS) was implemented for synchronized delivery, and plans were simulated for 9 NSCLC patients, compared against static plans.

Main Results:

  • The 4D-optimized plan showed slightly reduced target dose coverage (V95% median 97.9%) compared to static plans (median 99.3%), with minimal overdose.
  • Conformity numbers were comparable between 4D (median 88.2%) and static (median 85.2%) plans.
  • A prototype TCS was successfully tested, demonstrating feasibility.

Conclusions:

  • A novel 4D treatment plan optimization method was successfully implemented and tested.
  • This method enables highly conformal dose delivery for scanned carbon beam therapy, even with moving targets.
  • The 4D approach offers a promising solution for improving precision in radiation oncology.