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Area of Science:

  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiotherapy Technology

Background:

  • The Radixact system, based on TomoTherapy technology, is the latest radiotherapy platform.
  • It incorporates a Multi-Leaf Collimator (MLC) with optical sensors for real-time Leaf Open Time (LOT) monitoring and correction.
  • Unlike previous systems, it does not use a post-optimization latency model correction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the performance and accuracy of the Radixact MLC system with real-time latency correction.
  • To assess the reliability and repeatability of the MLC feedback system in daily radiotherapy delivery.
  • To determine the clinical impact of MLC latency deviations on patient target dosimetry.

Main Methods:

  • Statistical analysis of MLC LOT errors from 290 plan-specific quality assurance (PSQA) measurements.
  • Repeatability testing using over 1300 delivered treatment fractions to quantify feedback system uncertainty.
  • Estimation of dose differences in patient targets resulting from measured plan latencies.

Main Results:

  • An average plan latency of 2.0 ± 0.4 ms (0.6% ± 0.2%) was measured across 290 PSQAs.
  • Repeatability tests revealed a mean standard deviation in plan latencies of 0.05 ms (0.02%).
  • The estimated deviation in mean target dose due to latencies was minimal (0.0% ± 0.2%, range: -0.7% to 1.1%).

Conclusions:

  • The Radixact MLC system with real-time optical feedback accurately delivers Treatment Planning System (TPS)-generated sinograms.
  • The system demonstrates high reliability for daily sinogram delivery, confirmed by repeatability testing.
  • MLC latency deviations have a clinically insignificant impact on overall target dosimetry.