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Minimum-MU and sparse-energy-layer (MMSEL) constrained inverse optimization method for efficiently deliverable PBS

Yuting Lin¹, Benjamin Clasie², Tian Liu¹

¹Department of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America.

Physics in Medicine and Biology

|September 19, 2019

Summary

This study introduces a new method to optimize proton pencil beam scanning plans, reducing the number of energy layers for faster treatment delivery while ensuring plan quality and deliverability.

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Area of Science:

Medical Physics
Radiation Oncology
Computational Biology

Background:

Proton pencil beam scanning (PBS) plan delivery is limited by minimum monitor-unit (MU) constraints and delivery efficiency is affected by the number of proton energy layers.
Optimizing PBS plans requires balancing plan quality with efficient delivery, particularly reducing the number of energy layers used.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an inverse optimization method for generating efficiently deliverable PBS plans.
To minimize the number of energy layers while strictly enforcing the minimum MU constraint for plan deliverability.

Main Methods:

Developed a minimum-MU and sparse-energy-layer (MMSEL) constrained inverse optimization method.
Utilized iterative convex relaxations to address non-convexity and regularized group sparsity to minimize energy layers.
Employed the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) algorithm and robust optimization for uncertainties.

Main Results:

MMSEL strictly enforced the minimum MU constraint, ensuring all generated plans were deliverable.
Reduced the number of energy layers by 22-39% for prostate, lung, and head-and-neck (HN) cases while maintaining similar plan quality.
Achieved further reductions of 43-63% in energy layers with acceptable plan quality trade-offs.

Conclusions:

MMSEL effectively enforces minimum MU constraints and minimizes energy layers during inverse optimization for efficient PBS plan delivery.
The method shows potential for significant reductions in energy layers (25-40%) without compromising plan quality.
MMSEL offers a promising approach for improving the efficiency and deliverability of proton therapy plans.