The effects of target size and tissue density on the minimum margin required for random errors.

Abstract:

:The minimum margins required to compensate for random geometric uncertainties in the delivery of radiotherapy treatment were determined for a spherical Clinical Target Volume, using an analytic model for the cumulative dose. Margins were calculated such that the minimum dose in the target would be no less than 95% of the prescribed dose for 90% of the patients. The dose distribution model incorporated two Gaussians, and could accurately represent realistic dose profiles for various target sizes in lung and water. It was found that variations in target size and tissue density lead to significant changes in the minimum margin required for random errors. The random error margin increased with tissue density, and decreased with target size. The required margins were similar for dose distributions of spherical and cylindrical symmetry. Significant dose outside the spherical high dose region, as could result from multiple incident beams, lead to an increased margin for the larger targets. We could confirm that the previously proposed margin of 0.7 times the standard deviation of the random errors is safe for standard deviations up to 5 mm, except for very small targets in dense material.

journal_name

Med Phys

journal_title

Medical physics

authors

Witte MG,van der Geer J,Schneider C,Lebesque JV,van Herk M

doi

10.1118/1.1809991

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-11-01 00:00:00

pages

3068-79

issue

11

eissn

0094-2405

issn

2473-4209

journal_volume

31

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