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A generalized fit index for evaluating treatment plans of multiple target volumes with different prescribed dose:
Lingling Yan1, Yingjie Xu1, Jianrong Dai1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 10021, China.
Background And Purpose:
The differential fit index (dFI) and cumulative fit index (cFI) were defined in our previous study to evaluate the fit of isodose surfaces to the target volume. They were only applicable to plans for a single target volume. Therefore, this study aimed to generalize these indices for evaluating plans for multiple target volumes and different prescribed doses.
Materials And Methods:
dFI was redefined as the ratio of the integral dose of the volume occupied by an isodose surface to that of the union of all target volumes. cFI was defined as the integral of dFI from a certain dose level of interest to the prescribed dose to be evaluated. To evaluate the performance of the generalized fit index, brain metastasis, head and neck, lung cancer, liver cancer, and cervical cancer cases were selected. For each case, a pair of plans was designed, with one plan having a better fitting dose distribution. The dose fit of these plans was investigated using cFI, the dose gradient index (GI), and the conformity index (CI).
Results:
In total, 26 pairs of evaluations were performed. The correct evaluation rates for cFI, GI, and CI were 96%, 26.92%, and 92.31%, respectively, illustrating that GI was not valid for evaluating complex plans.
Conclusions:
The generalized fit index proved effective for evaluating the dose fit of plans for multiple target volumes with different prescribed doses.
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