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Xuetao Wang¹, Changhu Li¹, Guangjun Li¹

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A new script-based automatic planning method for craniospinal irradiation (CSI) improves efficiency and robustness against setup errors. This robust optimization technique significantly reduces planning time while maintaining plan quality for cancer treatment.

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Area of Science:

Radiation Oncology
Medical Physics
Computational Biology

Background:

Craniospinal irradiation (CSI) is a complex radiotherapy technique requiring precise planning.
Field matching errors and setup uncertainties can compromise treatment efficacy and increase toxicity.
Current manual planning methods are time-consuming and may lack robustness.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a script-based automatic planning method for CSI.
To incorporate robust optimization to mitigate sensitivity to setup errors.
To assess the efficiency and quality of automatically generated robust plans compared to manual and nonrobust plans.

Main Methods:

A script-based automatic planning system was developed for CSI using robust optimization.
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plans were generated with ±5-mm longitudinal position uncertainty.
Dose prediction and self-adjusting methods were integrated into the automatic planning script.
Robustness was evaluated by introducing ±5-mm superior-inferior setup errors.
Automatic robust plans were compared against manual and nonrobust plans.

Main Results:

Automatic planning reduced planning time by approximately 48% compared to manual methods.
No significant differences were found in plan quality metrics (homogeneity, conformity, PTV coverage) between manual and automatic robust plans.
Robust plans showed significantly less deviation in spinal cord doses under setup errors (4.9% vs. 20.0% for D1%, -3.4% vs. -21.2% for D99%) compared to nonrobust plans.
The D99% of the planning target volume (PTV) in automatic plans was slightly inferior to manual plans.

Conclusions:

Script-based automatic planning with robust optimization offers an efficient method for generating high-quality CSI plans.
This approach enhances robustness against setup errors, crucial for accurate radiation delivery.
The method shows potential to improve planning efficiency without compromising therapeutic outcomes in CSI.