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Area of Science:

  • Radiation Oncology
  • Medical Physics

Background:

  • Gated Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) is used for tumors with respiratory motion.
  • Gating prolongs treatment time by limiting delivery to a single respiratory phase.
  • Enhancing gated VMAT efficiency is crucial for clinical application.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and experimentally evaluate a novel dual-gated VMAT (DG-VMAT) technique.
  • To improve the efficiency of gated VMAT delivery by utilizing both exhale and inhale phases.

Main Methods:

  • DG-VMAT involves interleaving control points from exhale and inhale VMAT plans.
  • Delivery initiates at the exhale phase, then repositions for the inhale phase after completion.
  • Accuracy was assessed using a pinpoint chamber and diode array phantom with programmed motion.

Main Results:

  • DG-VMAT delivery was successfully implemented using custom scripting.
  • Treatment time was improved by 95.5% compared to single-gated delivery.
  • Dose measurements showed agreement within 0.7%, and 97.5% of diode array measurements passed the 3%/3 mm gamma criterion.

Conclusions:

  • The feasibility of the DG-VMAT delivery scheme was experimentally demonstrated.
  • DG-VMAT enhances gated delivery efficiency by up to a factor of two.
  • This technique leverages stable respiratory phases (end-inspiration and end-exhalation) for practical efficiency gains.