Abstract:
:Brain stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatments require multiple quality assurance (QA) procedures to ensure accurate and precise treatment delivery. As single-isocenter multitarget SRS treatments become more popular, the quantification of off-axis accuracy of the linear accelerator is crucial. In this study, a novel brain SRS integrated phantom was developed and validated to enable SRS QA with a single phantom to facilitate implementation of a frameless single-isocenter, multitarget SRS program. This phantom combines the independent verification of each positioning system, the Winston-Lutz, off-axis accuracy evaluation (i.e. off-axis Winston-Lutz), and the dosimetric accuracy utilizing both point dose measurements as well as film measurement, without moving the phantom. A novel 3D printed phantom, coined OneIso, was designed with a movable insert which can switch between the Winston-Lutz test target and dose measurement without moving the phantom itself. For dose verification, ten brain SRS clinical treatment plans with 10 MV flattening-filter-free beams were delivered on a Varian TrueBeam with a high-definition multileaf collimator (HD-MLC). Radiochromic film and pinpoint ion chamber comparison measurements were made between the OneIso and solid water (SW) phantom setups. For the off-axis Winston-Lutz measurements, a row of off-axis ball bearings (BBs) was integrated into the OneIso. To quantify the spatial accuracy versus distance from the isocenter, two-dimensional displacements were calculated between the planned and delivered BB locations relative to their respective MLC defined field border. OneIso and the SW phantoms agree within 1%, for both film and point dose measurements. OneIso identified a reduction in spatial accuracy further away from the isocenter. Differences increased as distance from the isocenter increased, exceeding recommended SRS accuracy tolerances at 7 cm away from the isocenter. OneIso provides a streamlined, single-setup workflow for single-isocenter multitarget frameless linac-based SRS QA. Additionally, with the ability to quantify off-axis spatial discrepancies, we can determine limitations on the maximum distance between targets to ensure a single-isocenter multitarget SRS program meets recommended guidelines.
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Phys Med Bioljournal_title
Physics in medicine and biologyauthors
Capaldi DPI,Skinner LB,Dubrowski P,Yu ASdoi
10.1088/1361-6560/ab8534subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-06-10 00:00:00pages
115006issue
11eissn
0031-9155issn
1361-6560journal_volume
65pub_type
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