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SU‐F‐T‐448: Use of Mixed Photon Energy Beam in Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) Treatment Plan for Prostate Cancer
Author(s) -
Manigandan D,
Kumar M,
Mohandas P,
Puri A,
Bhalla N
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.4956633
Subject(s) - nuclear medicine , monitor unit , medicine , prostate cancer , radiation treatment planning , cone beam computed tomography , rectum , radiation therapy , cancer , surgery , computed tomography
Purpose: To study the impact of different photon beam combination during VMAT planning and treatment delivery. Methods: Five prostate patients with no nodal involvement were chosen for the study and only prostate was considered as target (7920cGy/44fractions). In each case, three different VMAT plans were generated with two arcs (200°–160°&160°–200°). First plan used only 6MV in both arcs (6X‐6X) and second utilized 6MV&15MV (6X‐15X), whereas third one used 15MV&15MV (15X‐15X). For consistency, all the plans were generated by the same planner using Monaco− treatment planning system (V5.1) for Elekta Synergy− linear accelerator with 1cm leaf‐width. For plan comparison, target mean dose, conformity index (CI)=Planning target volume (PTV) covered by 95% of prescription dose/PTV were analyzed. Mean doses of bladder, rectum, left femur and right femur were analyzed. Integral dose (liter‐Gray) to normal tissue (patient volume minus PTV), total monitor unit (MU) required to deliver a plan and gamma pass rate for each plan was analyzed. Results: The CI for PTV was 0.9937±0.0037, 0.9917±0.0033, and 0.9897±0.0048 for 6X‐6X, 6X‐15X and 15X‐15X, respectively. Mean dose to target slightly increases with the decrease of energy. Mean doses to bladder were 3546.23±692.13cGy, 3487.43±715.53cGy and 3504.40±683.1cGy for 6X‐6X, 6X‐15X and 15X‐15X, respectively. Mean doses to rectum were 4294.60±309.5cGy, 4277.07±279.93cGy and 4290.77±379.07cGy. Mean doses to left femur were 2737.13±545.93cGy, 2668.67±407.12cGy and 2416.77±300.73cGy and mean doses to the right femur were 2682.70±460.81cGy, 2722.58±541.92cGy and 2598.57±481.83cGy. Higher Integral doses to normal tissue observed for 6X‐6X (163.06±24.6 Litre‐Gray) followed by 6X‐15X (154.35±24.74 Litre‐Gray) and 15X‐15X (145.84±26.03 Litre‐Gray). Average MU required to deliver one fraction was 680.75±72.09, 634.81±95.07 and 605.06±114.65. Gamma pass rates were 99.83±0.21, 99.53±0.27 and 99.2±0.20. Conclusion: 6X‐15X VMAT plan offer dosimetric advantage compared to 6X‐6X in terms of lesser MU and integral dose without significant compromise in plan quality, where as in 15X‐15X, neutron contamination risk is relatively higher.