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  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Biophysics

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  • Intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) is a precise radiation technique.
  • Current IMPT optimization primarily uses dose-based objectives, assuming constant relative biological effectiveness (RBE).
  • Linear energy transfer (LET) is a key factor in proton biological effectiveness, varying with depth and energy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility of integrating LET-based objectives into IMPT plan optimization.
  • To compare LET-optimized plans against conventional dose-optimized plans.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a LET-incorporated optimization (LETOpt) model for IMPT.
  • Applied LETOpt and conventional dose-based optimization (DoseOpt) to five brain tumor patient cases.
  • Compared dose and dose-averaged LET distributions between LETOpt and DoseOpt plans.

Main Results:

  • Both LETOpt and DoseOpt produced comparable physical dose distributions.
  • LETOpt significantly reduced LET in critical structures (e.g., brainstem, optic chiasm).
  • LETOpt increased LET in target volumes compared to DoseOpt, with occasional trade-offs in dose/LET acceptability.

Conclusions:

  • LET-incorporated IMPT optimization can achieve superior LET distributions in targets and normal tissues while maintaining comparable dose distributions.
  • This approach holds potential for improving tumor control and mitigating normal tissue toxicities in proton therapy.