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  • Current automatic treatment planning systems are limited to conventional diseases, hindering their use for complex, unconventional cases common in hospitals.
  • There is a critical need for advanced algorithms that can handle a wider spectrum of clinical scenarios in radiation therapy planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the Auto Crop and Optimization Setup Algorithm (ACOSA), an automated system designed for cropping target areas and optimizing treatment plans across various diseases.
  • To compare the dosimetric performance of ACOSA against the built-in AutoCrop module in the Eclipse planning system.

Main Methods:

  • ACOSA was developed using the Eclipse Script Application Programming Interface (ESAPI) to automate target cropping and optimization parameter setting.
  • A retrospective dosimetric comparison was conducted on 20 glioma and head and neck cancer cases, evaluating both ACOSA and Eclipse's AutoCrop.

Main Results:

  • While AutoCrop showed slight superiority in homogeneity index (HI) and D98, ACOSA demonstrated better conformity index (CI) and gradient index (GI).
  • ACOSA significantly outperformed AutoCrop in parameters measuring low-dose fall-off outside the target volume (Ratio20, Ratio30, Ratio40).

Conclusions:

  • The ACOSA algorithm is a reliable tool for clinical application in radiation therapy planning.
  • ACOSA shows superior performance compared to the Eclipse AutoCrop module, particularly in optimizing dose distribution and reducing low-dose spread.