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  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiotherapy Planning

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  • Clinical intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plans use complexity metrics to identify problematic treatments.
  • Previous studies relied on institution-specific plans, leading to high variability due to differences in machines, techniques, and devices.
  • This study analyzes standardized geometries to investigate radiation plan complexity metrics across common objectives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Assess treatment plan complexity for Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC) phantoms.
  • Understand inter-institutional variability in plan complexity for a common objective.
  • Evaluate how complexity metrics differentiate plan groups.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzed 1723 IROC phantom plans across four standardized geometries and anatomical sites.
  • Calculated 22 multi-leaf collimator (MLC)-descriptive complexity metrics.
  • Applied principal component analysis (PCA) and k-means clustering to assess plan complexity differences.
  • Compared IROC phantom data with a clinical database from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW).

Main Results:

  • IROC head and neck and spine plans were distinct from prostate and lung plans based on complexity metrics.
  • High variability in complexity metric distributions was observed across all IROC phantom groups.
  • K-means clustering confirmed distinct complexity groups for head and neck/spine versus prostate/lung plans.
  • Complexity in head and neck/spine IROC plans mirrored that of UW clinical plans.

Conclusions:

  • Substantial inter-institutional variability exists in radiation therapy plan complexity for identical objectives.
  • Variability in IROC phantom plan complexity mirrors that found within a single institution's clinical plan database.
  • Standardized phantom studies are crucial for understanding and potentially reducing radiotherapy planning variability.