OBJECTIVE: A ceiling-mounted robotic C-arm cone beam CT (CBCT) system was developed for use with a 190° proton gantry system and a 6-degree-of-freedom robotic patient positioner. We report on the mechanical design, system accuracy, image quality, image guidance accuracy, imaging dose, workflow, safety and collision-avoidance. METHODS: The robotic CBCT system couples a rotating C-ring to the C-arm concentrically with a kV X-ray tube and a flat-panel imager mounted to the C-ring. CBCT images are acquired with flex correction and maximally 360° rotation for a 53 cm field of view. The system was designed for clinical use with three imaging locations. Anthropomorphic phantoms were imaged to evaluate the image guidance accuracy. RESULTS: The position accuracy and repeatability of the robotic C-arm was high (<0.5 mm), as measured with a high-accuracy laser tracker. The isocentric accuracy of the C-ring rotation was within 0.7 mm. The coincidence of CBCT imaging and radiation isocentre was better than 1 mm. The average image guidance accuracy was within 1 mm and 1° for the anthropomorphic phantoms tested. Daily volumetric imaging for proton patient positioning was specified for routine clinical practice. CONCLUSION: Our novel gantry-independent robotic CBCT system provides high-accuracy volumetric image guidance for proton therapy. Advances in knowledge: Ceiling-mounted robotic CBCT provides a viable option than CT on-rails for partial gantry and fixed-beam proton systems with the added advantage of acquiring images at the treatment isocentre.
OBJECTIVE: A ceiling-mounted robotic C-arm cone beam CT (CBCT) system was developed for use with a 190° proton gantry system and a 6-degree-of-freedom robotic patient positioner. We report on the mechanical design, system accuracy, image quality, image guidance accuracy, imaging dose, workflow, safety and collision-avoidance. METHODS: The robotic CBCT system couples a rotating C-ring to the C-arm concentrically with a kV X-ray tube and a flat-panel imager mounted to the C-ring. CBCT images are acquired with flex correction and maximally 360° rotation for a 53 cm field of view. The system was designed for clinical use with three imaging locations. Anthropomorphic phantoms were imaged to evaluate the image guidance accuracy. RESULTS: The position accuracy and repeatability of the robotic C-arm was high (<0.5 mm), as measured with a high-accuracy laser tracker. The isocentric accuracy of the C-ring rotation was within 0.7 mm. The coincidence of CBCT imaging and radiation isocentre was better than 1 mm. The average image guidance accuracy was within 1 mm and 1° for the anthropomorphic phantoms tested. Daily volumetric imaging for proton patient positioning was specified for routine clinical practice. CONCLUSION: Our novel gantry-independent robotic CBCT system provides high-accuracy volumetric image guidance for proton therapy. Advances in knowledge: Ceiling-mounted robotic CBCT provides a viable option than CT on-rails for partial gantry and fixed-beam proton systems with the added advantage of acquiring images at the treatment isocentre.
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