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  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.

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A new automated radiotherapy planning solution, Stereotactic Optimized Automated Radiotherapy (SOAR), creates high-quality, individualized stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) plans. SOAR demonstrates superior or equivalent dosimetric quality and reduced complexity compared to commercial template-based solutions.

Keywords:
HyperArcautomated planningstereotactic optimized automated radiotherapystereotactic radiosurgery

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Area of Science:

  • Radiation Oncology
  • Medical Physics
  • Radiotherapy Planning

Background:

  • Automated Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) planning enhances efficiency and consistency.
  • Current commercial solutions often rely on templates, which may not suit all patients.
  • This study evaluates a novel automated planning approach against a commercial standard.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare a novel beam angle optimized Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) planning solution (SOAR) with the commercial HyperArc solution for multi-metastatic SRS.
  • To assess dosimetric quality and plan complexity between the two planning methods.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective study planned 50 patients using both SOAR and HyperArc.
  • Evaluated dose metrics included Conformity Index (CI) and Gradient Index (GI).
  • Assessed organs-at-risk doses and plan complexity metrics (modulation, gantry speed, dose rate).

Main Results:

  • SOAR showed a statistically significant improvement in target CI (0.82 vs. 0.79) and GI (1.85 vs. 1.68).
  • SOAR demonstrated favorable dose sparing to critical organs like eyes, lens, optic nerves, and chiasm.
  • SOAR plans exhibited lower complexity across all assessed metrics.

Conclusions:

  • In-house automated planning solutions like SOAR are effective alternatives to commercial options.
  • SOAR provides versatile, high-quality, patient-specific SRS plans surpassing template-based methods.