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Lu Jiang¹, Qihui Lyu¹, Qifan Xu¹

¹Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America.

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This study introduces a novel non-coplanar beam orientation optimization for small-animal radiotherapy, significantly improving dose conformity and sparing organs at risk. The 4π-RABOO method enhances precision in preclinical radiation research.

Keywords:

4π noncoplanar intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)small-animal irradiation sparse orthogonal collimator (SOC)

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Area of Science:

Radiation Oncology
Preclinical Research
Medical Physics

Background:

Small-animal studies are crucial for radiation biology research but face challenges with dose conformity.
Advances in image guidance and intensity modulation have partially addressed these limitations.
Significant size differences between animals and humans necessitate steeper dose gradients for clinical relevance.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore non-coplanar beam orientations using the Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP).
To enhance dose delivery specificity in small-animal intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) planning.
To develop an automated planning framework integrating beam orientation and aperture optimization.

Main Methods:

Integration of a 4π non-coplanar beam orientation optimization framework with 4π rectangular apertures-based beam orientation optimization (4π-RABOO).
Objective function included dose fidelity (L2-norm), aperture sparsity (L1-norm), and beam selection (L2,1/2 group sparsity).
Computational efficiency achieved via matrix multiplication optimization and the Fast Iterative Shrinkage Thresholding Algorithm; evaluated on brain, liver tumor, and spine cases in mice.

Main Results:

4π-RABOO improved plan quality, reducing D2 by up to 17.4% and increasing D98 by up to 17.1%.
Target dose homogeneity (R50) was improved by over 30% compared to baseline plans.
Significant sparing of organs at risk was observed, with mean dose reductions up to 64.5% (bowel), 51.6% (liver), and 93.1% (spleen) in spine cases.

Conclusions:

The integration of beam orientation and rectangular aperture optimization on SARRP yields dosimetrically superior small-animal IMRT plans.
This approach significantly enhances target dose homogeneity and spares adjacent tissues.
The method represents a substantial advancement for preclinical radiation research, improving translation to clinical applications.