Abstract:
:A novel iterative penalized likelihood algorithm with evolutionary components for the optimization of beamlet fluences for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is presented. This algorithm is designed to be flexible in terms of the objective function and automatically escalates dose, as long as the objective function increases and all constraints are met. For this study, the objective function employed was the product of target equivalent uniform dose (EUD) and fraction of target tissue within set homogeneity constraints. The likelihood component of the algorithm iteratively attempts to minimize the mean squared error between a homogeneous dose prescription and the actual target dose distribution. The updated beamlet fluences are then adjusted via a quadratic penalty function that is based on the dose-volume histogram (DVH) constraints of the organs at risk. The evolutionary components were included to prevent the algorithm from converging to a local maximum. The algorithm was applied to a prostate cancer dataset, with especially difficult DVH constraints on bladder, rectum, and femoral heads. Dose distributions were generated for manually selected sets of three-, four-, five-, and seven-field treatment plans. Additionally, a global search was performed to find the optimal orientations for an axial three-beam plan. The results from this optimal orientation set were compared to results for manually selected orientation (gantry angle) sets of 3- (0 degrees, 90 degrees, 270 degrees), 4- (0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees), 5- (0 degrees, 50 degrees, 130 degrees, 230 degrees, 310 degrees), and 7- (0 degrees, 40 degrees, 90 degrees, 140 degrees, 230 degrees, 270 degrees, 320 degrees) field axial treatment plans. For all the plans generated, all DVH constraints were met and average optimization computation time was approximately 30 seconds. For the manually selected orientations, the algorithm was successful in providing a relatively homogeneous target dose distribution, while simultaneously satisfying dose-volume limits by diverting dose away from proximal critical structures. The global search for an optimal three-beam orientation set yielded gantry angles of 70 degrees, 170 degrees, and 320 degrees. The EUD for this orientation set was 58 Gy, with 96% of the target within the set upper and lower limits. In comparison, optimized EUDs for the manually selected orientation sets of three, four, five and seven beams were 52.3, 52.6, 56.9, and 61.3 Gy, respectively. The orientation optimized three-beam plan yielded higher EUDs than the manually selected three-, four-, and five-beam plans, but lower EUDs than the seven-beam plan. In conclusion, a novel penalized likelihood algorithm with evolutionary components has successfully been implemented to optimize beamlet fluences for IMRT. Initial results are promising for dose conformity and uniformity of dose to target. When combined with optimal beam orientation selection for prostate cancer treatment planning, the results indicate that plans with a small number of optimized beam orientations achieve results comparable to those with a larger number of conventionally oriented beams.
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Med Physjournal_title
Medical physicsauthors
Baydush AH,Marks LB,Das SKdoi
10.1118/1.1773631subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-08-01 00:00:00pages
2335-43issue
8eissn
0094-2405issn
2473-4209journal_volume
31pub_type
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