Treatment accuracy of standard linear accelerator-based prostate SBRT: the delivered dose assessment of patients treated within two major clinical trials using an in-house position monitoring system

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Title: Treatment accuracy of standard linear accelerator-based prostate SBRT: the delivered dose assessment of patients treated within two major clinical trials using an in-house position monitoring system
Authors: Sankar Arumugam, Tony Young, Catherine Jones, David Pryor, Mark Sidhom
Source: Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 14 (2024)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Subject Terms: prostate SBRT, intrafraction motion, online monitoring, delivered dose assessment, protocol compliance, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
More Details: Background and purposeThe purpose of this study was to assess the dosimetric improvements achieved in prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment within the PROMETHEUS and NINJA trials using an in-house real-time position monitoring system, SeedTracker.Methods and materialsThis study considered a total of 127 prostate SBRT patients treated in the PROMETHEUS (ACTRN12615000223538) and NINJA (ACTRN12618001806257) clinical trials. The SeedTracker position monitoring system was utilized for real-time position monitoring with a 3-mm position tolerance. The doses delivered to the clinical target volume (CTV), rectum, and bladder were assessed by incorporating the actual target position during treatment. The dose that would have been delivered without monitoring was also assessed by incorporating the observed position deviations.ResultsTreatment with position corrections resulted in a mean (range) CTV D99 difference of −0.3 (−1.0 to 0.0) Gy between the planned and delivered dose. Without corrections, this difference would have been −0.6 (−3.7 to 0.0) Gy. Not correcting for position deviations resulted in a statistically significant difference between the planned and delivered CTV D99 (p < 0.05). The mean (range) dose difference between the planned and delivered D2cc of the rectum and bladder for treatment with position corrections was −0.1 (−3.7 to 4.7) Gy and −0.1 (−1.7 to 0.5) Gy, respectively. Without corrections, these differences would have been −0.6 (−6.1 to 4.7) Gy and −0.2 (−2.5 to 0.9) Gy.ConclusionsSeedTracker improved clinical dose volume compliance in prostate SBRT. Without monitoring and corrections, delivered dose would significantly differ from the planned dose.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2234-943X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1372968/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2234-943X
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1372968
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/04a1c061bbbe4fae915074af8c39e4e1
Accession Number: edsdoj.04a1c061bbbe4fae915074af8c39e4e1
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:2234943X
DOI:10.3389/fonc.2024.1372968
Published in:Frontiers in Oncology
Language:English