Rapid implementation of the repair-misrepair-fixation (RMF) model facilitating online adaption of radiosensitivity parameters in ion therapy
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Irradiator Commissioning and Dosimetry for Assessment of LQ α and β Parameters, Radiation Dosing Schema, and in vivo Dose Deposition
Published on: March 11, 2021
F Kamp1, D J Carlson, J J Wilkens
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München, Germany. Physik-Department, Technical University of Munich, James-Frank-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany. Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 München, Germany.
Introduction:
Treatment planning for ion therapy must account for physical properties of the beam as well as differences in the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of ions compared to photons. In this work, we present a fast RBE calculation approach, based on the decoupling of physical properties and the [Formula: see text] ratio commonly used to describe the radiosensitivity of irradiated cells or organs.
Material And Methods:
In the framework of the mechanistic repair-misrepair-fixation (RMF) model, the biological modeling can be decoupled from the physical dose. This was implemented into a research treatment planning system for carbon ion therapy.
Results:
The presented implementation of the RMF model is very fast, allowing online changes of [Formula: see text]. For example, a change of [Formula: see text] including a complete biological modeling and a recalculation of RBE for [Formula: see text] voxel takes 4 ms on a 4 CPU, 3.2 GHz workstation.
Discussion And Conclusion:
The derived decoupling within the RMF model allows fast changes in [Formula: see text], facilitating online adaption by the user. This provides new options for radiation oncologists, facilitating online variations of the radiobiological input parameters during the treatment plan evaluation process as well as uncertainty and sensitivity analyses.
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