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This study introduces a novel machine learning (ML) approach for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) optimization, achieving comparable or improved plan quality for prostate and head-and-neck cases. The ML framework offers a flexible platform for future research in radiation therapy planning.

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  • Medical Physics
  • Machine Learning

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  • Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is widely used clinically, but advances in its optimization methods, especially open frameworks, are limited.
  • Existing VMAT optimization approaches lack accessibility for researchers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce a novel machine learning (ML)-inspired framework for VMAT optimization.
  • Reformulate VMAT optimization as a multilayer neural network problem solvable with ML toolkits.

Main Methods:

  • Optimized multileaf collimator (MLC) leaf positions and control-point weights using a neural network.
  • Employed PyTorch with L-BFGS optimizer and GPU acceleration for optimization.
  • Incorporated machine-specific constraints as regularization terms and evaluated on prostate and head-and-neck cases.

Main Results:

  • Successfully converged VMAT optimizations with stable objective value reduction.
  • Achieved VMAT plan quality comparable to benchmark intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for prostate cases.
  • Demonstrated superior target dose conformity and organ-at-risk (OAR) sparing for head-and-neck cases with four-arc VMAT compared to two-arc VMAT and IMRT.

Conclusions:

  • The ML-based VMAT optimization framework integrates modern ML with treatment planning.
  • The framework shows significant potential as an extensible platform for research and innovation in radiation therapy.
  • This approach facilitates the development of advanced VMAT optimization algorithms.