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A study on the effect of collimator angle on PAN-Pelvis volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) including junction  

Kim, Hyeon Yeong (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul national university bundang hospital)
Chang, Nam Jun (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul national university bundang hospital)
Jung, Hae Youn (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul national university bundang hospital)
Jeong, Yun Ju (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul national university bundang hospital)
Won, Hui Su (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul national university bundang hospital)
Seok, Jin Yong (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul national university bundang hospital)
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The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy / v.32, no., 2020 , pp. 61-71 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the effect of collimator angle on plan quality of PAN-Pelvis Multi-isocenter VMAT plan, dose reproducibility at the junction and impact on set-up error at the junction. Material and method: 10 adult patients with whole pelvis cancer including PAN were selected for the study. Using Trubeam STx equipped with HD MLC, we changed the collimator angle to 20°, 30°, and 45° except 10° which was the default collimator angle in the Eclipse(version 13.7) and all other treatment conditions were set to be the same for each patient and four plans were established also. To evaluate these plans, PTV coverage, coverage index(CVI) and homogeneity index (HI) were compared and clinical indicators for each treatment sites in normal tissues were analyzed. To evaluate dose reproducibility at the junction, the absolute dose was measured using a Falmer type ionization chamber and dose changes at the junction were evaluated by moving the position of the isocenter in and out 1~3mm and setting up the virtual volume at the junction. Result: CVI mean value was PTV-45 0.985±0.004, PTV-55 0.998±0.003 at 45° and HI mean value was PTV-45 1.140±0.074, and PTV-55 1.031±0.074 at 45° which were closest to 1. V20Gy of the kidneys decreased by 9.66% and average dose of bladder and V30 decreased by 1.88% and 2.16% at 45° compared to 10° for the critical organs. The dose value at the junction of the plan and the actual measured were within 0.3% and within tolerance. At the junction, due to set-up error the maximum dose increased to 14.56%, 9.88%, 8.03%, and 7.05%, at 10°, 20°, 30°, 45°, and the minimum dose decreased to 13.18%, 10.91%, 8.42%, and 4.53%, at 10°, 20°, 30°, 45° Conclusion: In terms of CVI, HI of PTV and critical organ protection, overall improved values were shown as the collimator angle increased. The impact on set-up error at the junction by collimator angle decreased as the angle increased and it will help improve the anxiety about the set up error. In conclusion, the collimator angle should be recognized as a factor that can affect the quality of the multi-isocenter VMAT plan and the dose at the junction, and be careful in setting the collimator angle in the treatment plan.
Keywords
collimator angle; plan quality; junction; multi-isocenter VMAT;
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