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  • Radiation Oncology
  • Medical Physics

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  • Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a key treatment for brain metastases.
  • Treatment planning aims to optimize dose delivery and minimize procedure time.
  • Shot within shot optimization offers a potential method for enhancing efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present and validate tables for implementing shot within shot optimization in Gamma Knife radiosurgery.
  • To reduce treatment time for small to medium-sized brain metastases.
  • To maintain acceptable dose gradients during treatment planning.

Main Methods:

  • Developed tables by extracting Gamma Plan profiles for three collimator settings.
  • Modeled collimator behavior for combined use and different isodose lines.
  • Determined optimal shot weighting and prescription isodose lines based on target size.

Main Results:

  • The developed tables enable users to implement shot within shot optimization.
  • The method is designed to reduce beam-on time.
  • Optimization maintains an acceptable dose gradient for effective treatment.

Conclusions:

  • The presented tables facilitate efficient Gamma Knife radiosurgery planning and delivery.
  • Shot within shot optimization is a validated method for reducing treatment time in brain metastasis cases.
  • This approach supports effective and timely patient care in radiosurgery.