Xin Zhang1,2, Robert J Griffin2, Edvaldo P Galhardo2,3, Jose Penagaricano2,4. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston Medical Center, 1836Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. 2. Department of Radiation Oncology, 12215University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, AR, USA. 3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Genesis Care, Bradenton, FL, USA. 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, 25301Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Abstract
Background: Spatially fractionated radiotherapy (GRID) could effectively de-bulk tumor volumes for shallow and deep-seated locally advanced tumors. A new treatment planning method using the three-dimensional-volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) technique combined with a novel, software-generated, virtual GRID block (VGB) was developed which allows better conformity plans (VMAT-GRID) and maintain the GRID dosimetric characteristics. The dosimetric metrics calculated via the valley/peak ratio (Dmin/Dmax), D90/D10, gross tumor volume (GTV) mean dose (Dmean), GTV equivalent uniform dose (EUD), and normal tissue maximum dose. Methods: Twenty-five patients with tumor volumes ranging between 71.6 cc and 4683 cc at various tumor sites were retrospectively studied. The prescription was 20 Gy to the maximum point of GTV in a single fraction, and the VMAT-GRID plan was generated using 6 MV/10 MV flattening-filter-free beams. Results: The optimized VGB was designed with the median center-to-center distance of 27 mm, and 9 mm for the median diameter of the opening area in this study. These 2 values can be used to design any optimized VGB, the final VGB may be modified to generate a patient-specific VGB. The median GTV mean dose was 918 (877- 938) cGy, and the median GTV EUD dose was 818 (597-916) cGy. In terms of dose inhomogeneity, the median valley-to-peak dose ratio was 0.07 (0.02-0.26); and the median ratio of D90/D10 was 0.70 (0.38-0.94). For the organ-at-risk doses, there was a rapid dose drop-off in the normal tissue area immediately adjacent to the target, and the maximum global doses were all located inside the GTV. Conclusion: Our results indicated that the VMAT-GRID planning approach could successfully deliver dose with acceptable GRID dose metric while sparing the normal tissue especially in the region near the target due to the rapid dose drop-off and restricting maximum dose inside the target.
Background: Spatially fractionated radiotherapy (GRID) could effectively de-bulk tumor volumes for shallow and deep-seated locally advanced tumors. A new treatment planning method using the three-dimensional-volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) technique combined with a novel, software-generated, virtual GRID block (VGB) was developed which allows better conformity plans (VMAT-GRID) and maintain the GRID dosimetric characteristics. The dosimetric metrics calculated via the valley/peak ratio (Dmin/Dmax), D90/D10, gross tumor volume (GTV) mean dose (Dmean), GTV equivalent uniform dose (EUD), and normal tissue maximum dose. Methods: Twenty-five patients with tumor volumes ranging between 71.6 cc and 4683 cc at various tumor sites were retrospectively studied. The prescription was 20 Gy to the maximum point of GTV in a single fraction, and the VMAT-GRID plan was generated using 6 MV/10 MV flattening-filter-free beams. Results: The optimized VGB was designed with the median center-to-center distance of 27 mm, and 9 mm for the median diameter of the opening area in this study. These 2 values can be used to design any optimized VGB, the final VGB may be modified to generate a patient-specific VGB. The median GTV mean dose was 918 (877- 938) cGy, and the median GTV EUD dose was 818 (597-916) cGy. In terms of dose inhomogeneity, the median valley-to-peak dose ratio was 0.07 (0.02-0.26); and the median ratio of D90/D10 was 0.70 (0.38-0.94). For the organ-at-risk doses, there was a rapid dose drop-off in the normal tissue area immediately adjacent to the target, and the maximum global doses were all located inside the GTV. Conclusion: Our results indicated that the VMAT-GRID planning approach could successfully deliver dose with acceptable GRID dose metric while sparing the normal tissue especially in the region near the target due to the rapid dose drop-off and restricting maximum dose inside the target.
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