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  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiotherapy Technology

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  • Accurate dose calculation in helical tomotherapy is crucial for effective cancer treatment.
  • The treatment couch can introduce dosimetric uncertainties if not properly modeled in the treatment planning system (TPS).
  • Optimizing couch modeling is essential for precise radiotherapy delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate a novel couch modeling optimization technique for helical tomotherapy.
  • To improve the accuracy of dose calculations and delivery in tomotherapy planning.
  • To assess the impact of optimized couch modeling on quality assurance (QA) metrics.

Main Methods:

  • Virtual couch structures were created using a planning support system (MIM Maestro).
  • Physical densities of virtual structures were interactively optimized based on ionization chamber measurements.
  • The optimized couch model was validated using Gamma analysis and statistical comparisons with a 3D diode array QA system (ArcCHECK) in clinical QA plans.

Main Results:

  • The optimized virtual couch model (center slab 4.2 g/cm³, side slabs 1.9 g/cm³) demonstrated close agreement between measured and calculated doses.
  • Dose agreement was within 1% at the isocenter and 2% for off-axis plans.
  • Average gamma passing rates in clinical QA plans improved by 0.6%-5.1% (P < 0.05), indicating significant dosimetric correction.

Conclusions:

  • An accurate couch model for helical tomotherapy TPS was successfully generated through interactive optimization.
  • This couch modeling approach efficiently corrects for dosimetric effects of the treatment couch.
  • The validated method enhances the precision of tomotherapy planning and delivery, improving patient safety and treatment efficacy.