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http://dx.doi.org/10.14316/pmp.2015.26.4.286

Evaluation of Set-up Accuracy for Frame-based and Frameless Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy  

Ji, Yunseo (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Chang, Kyung Hwan (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Cho, Byungchul (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kwak, Jungwon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Song, Si Yeol (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Choi, Eun Kyung (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lee, Sang-wook (Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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Progress in Medical Physics / v.26, no.4, 2015 , pp. 286-293 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the set up accuracy using stereotactic body frame and frameless immobilizer for lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). For total 40 lung cancer patients treated by SBRT, 20 patients using stereotactic body frame and other 20 patients using frameless immobilizer were separately enrolled in each group. The setup errors of each group depending on the immobilization methods were compared and analyzed. All patients received the dose of 48~60 Gy for 4 or 5 fractions. Before each treatment, a patient was first localized to the treatment isocenter using room lasers, and further aligned with a series of image guidance procedures; orthogonal kV radiographs, cone-beam CT, orthogonal fluoroscopy. The couch shifts during these procedures were recorded and analyzed for systematic and random errors of each group. Student t-test was performed to evaluate significant difference depending on the immobilization methods. The setup reproducibility was further analyzed using F-test with the random errors excluding the systematic setup errors. In addition, the ITV-PTV margin for each group was calculated. The setup errors for SBF were $0.05{\pm}0.25cm$ in vertical direction, $0.20{\pm}0.38cm$ in longitudinal direction, and $0.02{\pm}0.30cm$ in lateral direction, respectively. However the setup errors for frameless immobilizer showed a significant increase of $-0.24{\pm}0.25cm$ in vertical direction while similar results of $0.06{\pm}0.34cm$, $-0.02{\pm}0.25cm$ in longitudinal and lateral directions. ITV-PTV margins for SBF were 0.67 cm (vertical), 0.99 cm (longitudinal), and 0.83 cm (lateral), respectively. On the other hand, ITV-PTV margins for Frameless immobilizer were 0.75 cm (vertical), 0.96 cm (longitudinal), and 0.72 cm (lateral), indicating less than 1 mm difference for all directions. In conclusion, stereotactic body frame improves reproducibility of patient setup, resulted in 0.1~0.2 cm in both vertical and longitudinal directions. However the improvements are not substantial in clinic considering the effort and time consumption required for SBF setup.
Keywords
Stereotactic body radiation therapy; Stereotactic body frame; Frameless immobilizer; Interfraction motion; lung cancer;
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