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Area of Science:

  • Medical Physics
  • Radiotherapy
  • Computational Dosimetry

Background:

  • Treatment planning system (TPS) commissioning for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is complex and time-consuming.
  • Brainlab AG has introduced reference beam models for their Elements TPS.
  • Accurate beam modeling is crucial for precise dose delivery in SRS.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement and validate reference beam model-based Monte Carlo dose calculations in the Elements 4.0 TPS.
  • To assess the feasibility of reducing measurement burden during TPS commissioning.
  • To ensure the accuracy and reliability of dose calculations for SRS.

Main Methods:

  • Selected a reference beam model using depth dose, output factor, and beam profile measurements.
  • Created 9 treatment plans covering diverse clinical scenarios.
  • Performed patient-specific quality assurance (QA) with a high-resolution detector array and independent monitor unit (MU) verifications.
  • Conducted end-to-end testing for comprehensive system validation.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated acceptable agreement between measured data and the reference beam model.
  • Achieved QA gamma pass rates exceeding 95%.
  • Observed peak dose differences over 5% for targets <7 mm diameter at 1.0 mm Monte Carlo grid resolution.
  • Found one discrepancy exceeding 5% in MU verification among 46 tested arcs.

Conclusions:

  • Validation testing confirmed good agreement for targets ≥7 mm diameter.
  • Reference beam models can substantially decrease measurement requirements for TPS commissioning.
  • This approach helps mitigate potential failure modes inherent in traditional TPS commissioning processes.