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  • Radiation Oncology
  • Medical Physics
  • Computational Biology

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  • Intensity-modulated proton radiotherapy (IMPT) offers significant therapeutic potential but relies on subjective beam configuration selection.
  • Current beam configuration optimization (BCO) methods, largely developed for intensity-modulated photon therapy (IMRT), are not directly applicable to IMPT due to unique proton properties.
  • IMPT's small beam numbers (2-4) make BCO critical for plan quality, unlike IMRT where BCO is less essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing BCO algorithms, primarily from IMRT.
  • To identify and address the specific challenges and requirements for effective IMPT BCO.
  • To guide the development of novel, computationally practical BCO methods for IMPT.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing BCO algorithms developed for intensity-modulated photon therapy (IMPT).
  • Analysis of unique proton properties influencing IMPT treatment planning, including sensitivity to anatomical changes and variable relative biological effectiveness.
  • Exploration of potential immune-sparing effects of protons.

Main Results:

  • Existing BCO algorithms for IMRT are not directly transferable to IMPT.
  • IMPT-specific factors (proton sensitivity, variable RBE, immune sparing) complicate BCO.
  • Current BCO for IMPT is resource-intensive and requires further development.

Conclusions:

  • Significant advancements in IMPT BCO are needed to realize its full therapeutic potential.
  • New or modified BCO algorithms are required to address IMPT's unique physical and radiobiological characteristics.
  • Further research is essential to develop computationally practical and effective BCO solutions for IMPT.