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  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiotherapy Quality Assurance

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  • Accurate dose delivery is crucial in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT).
  • Existing gamma index methods primarily assess physical dose differences, potentially overlooking radiobiological impact.
  • There is a need for advanced quality control metrics that integrate radiobiological information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate a novel quality assurance index, gamma plus (γ+), which extends the conventional gamma index by incorporating radiobiological data.
  • To evaluate the robustness of the γ+ index in quality control analysis for IMRT treatment plans.
  • To assess the utility of γ+ using radiobiological measures like biologically effective uniform dose (D) and complication-free tumor control probability (P+).

Main Methods:

  • Developed an in-house software for γ+ calculation, utilizing biological effective dose (BED) instead of solely physical dose difference.
  • Tested the γ+ index using 2D dose distributions from a test pattern, a theoretical clinical case, and a patient's lung cancer IMRT plan.
  • Compared planned and delivered dose distributions (film) using the γ+ index and radiobiological measures (P+, D).

Main Results:

  • The γ+ index distributions differ from the standard gamma index, reflecting the inclusion of radiobiological parameters.
  • γ+ values varied with different treatment parameters (e.g., dose per fraction) in the theoretical clinical case.
  • For a lung cancer case, planned and delivered doses corresponded to P+ values of 50.8% and 49.0%, respectively, with target doses of 54.0 Gy and 53.3 Gy.

Conclusions:

  • The γ+ index offers enhanced quantitative evaluation for IMRT dose delivery and quality control.
  • By integrating radiobiological dose information, γ+ provides insights into expected tissue responses.
  • This new index demonstrates advantageous properties for improving radiotherapy treatment accuracy and patient safety.