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Edgar Gelover¹, Dongxu Wang¹, Patrick M Hill²

¹Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.

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A new analytical model accurately predicts proton beamlet dose distributions from a dynamic collimation system (DCS). This method enables precise dose calculations for spot scanning (SS) proton therapy, improving treatment planning.

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Medical Physics
Radiation Oncology
Computational Biology

Background:

Proton therapy offers precise dose delivery, but modeling beamlet characteristics is complex.
Lateral asymmetry in proton beamlets arises from collimation, impacting dose distribution accuracy.
Accurate modeling of beamlet penumbra is crucial for advanced treatment planning systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate an analytical model for 3D dose distribution of laterally asymmetric proton beamlets.
To enable rapid beamlet calculation for spot scanning (SS) delivery using a dynamic collimation system (DCS).
To integrate the DCS into treatment planning for patient datasets.

Main Methods:

Simulated trimmed beamlet dose distributions using MCNPX and validated with experimental measurements.
Modeled beamlets analytically using integral depth dose curves and an asymmetric Gaussian function for fluence.
Incorporated depth-dependent corrections and beamlet growth with depth into the model.

Main Results:

The analytical model demonstrated excellent agreement with Monte Carlo simulation data.
A 3D gamma test (3%/3 mm) achieved a 96.1% passing rate between the model and simulation data.
The model accurately represents individual asymmetric beamlets generated by the DCS.

Conclusions:

The developed analytical model accurately represents asymmetric proton beamlets from DCS.
This method facilitates the integration of DCS into treatment planning systems for dose computation.
The approach is generalizable to other SS collimation systems using lateral beamlet sharpening techniques.