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  • Image-Guided Therapy

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  • Four-dimensional volumetric modulated arc therapy (4D VMAT) and four-dimensional intensity-modulated radiotherapy (4D IMRT) are advanced radiation therapy techniques.
  • These methods aim to improve dose conformity and reduce normal tissue exposure during treatment.
  • Current multiphase plan optimization is computationally intensive and not yet clinically practical.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a novel planning process designed to decrease the computational time for optimizing multiphase 4D VMAT and 4D IMRT plans.
  • To assess if this new process can maintain the quality of radiation therapy plans.

Main Methods:

  • Optimized single-phase (end-of-exhale) VMAT/IMRT plans were created using 10-phase 4D CT scans.
  • A segment aperture morphing (SAM) algorithm was used to adapt the single-phase plan to other breathing phases.
  • Doses were calculated for each phase and averaged to simulate the delivered dose.

Main Results:

  • The 4D SAM plans demonstrated comparable dose-volume histogram (DVH) quality to individually optimized plans for planning tumor volumes (PTV) and organs at risk (OAR).
  • SAM-based planning significantly reduced plan computation time compared to optimizing all 10 phases individually.
  • This technique also has the potential to decrease overall treatment time per fraction.

Conclusions:

  • Segment aperture morphing (SAM) is effective for transferring radiation therapy plans between different breathing phases.
  • SAM facilitates the rapid generation of 4D, multiphase radiation therapy treatment plans.
  • This method offers a practical solution for optimizing complex 4D radiotherapy treatments.