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 4D dose verification based on Calypso electromagnetic real-time tracking system
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《中国医学物理学杂志》[ISSN:1005-202X/CN:44-1351/R]

Issue:
2019年第5期
Page:
513-516
Research Field:
医学放射物理
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Title:
 4D dose verification based on Calypso electromagnetic real-time tracking system
Author(s):
 CAI Chunya DAI Zhenhui ZHANG Bailin ZHU Lin ZHAO Shiwu YANG Geng ZHU Yuanhu LI Fei WANG Xuetao
 CAI Chunya, DAI Zhenhui, ZHANG Bailin, ZHU Lin, ZHAO Shiwu, YANG Geng, ZHU Yuanhu, LI Fei, WANG Xuetao
Keywords:
 Keywords: respiratory motion 4D dose verification real-time tracking Calypso system
PACS:
R312;TL72
DOI:
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1005-202X.2019.05.004
Abstract:
 Abstract: Objective To investigate the feasibility of 4D dose verification based on Calypso electromagnetic real-time tracking system and evaluate the effectiveness of using Calypso system to improve the accuracy of radiotherapy dose of motion targets. Methods The fields of 5 cm×5 cm and 10 cm×10 cm, a circle field of 10 cm in diameter, 5 cases of IMRT plans and 5 cases of VMAT plans were transplanted to Delta4 three-dimensional dose verification system, and the Delta4 phantom was placed on the self-developed respiratory motion stage to simulate the respiratory in SI direction. The period of the respiratory motion stage was set to 5 s and the amplitude was ±10 mm. Dose distributions obtained with Delta4 software under the static, dynamic non-tracking and Calypso tracking with the motion thresholds of ±2, ±3 and ±5 mm were compared with the dose distributions obtained with treatment planning system. Results The average gamma passing rates of the static, Calypso tracking with the motion thresholds of ±2, ±3 and ±5 mm, and dynamic non-tracking were (97.5±2.4)%, (95.9±2.8)%, (93.9±3.8)%, (86.2±8.6)% and (65.0±11.1) %, respectively. No significant difference was found in the gamma passing rates between static field and Calypso tracking with the motion thresholds of ±2 and ±3 mm (P>0.05). However, there was statistical difference between Calypso tracking with the motion threshold of ±5 mm and dynamic non-tracking (P<0.05). Conclusion For patients with thoracic and abdominal tumors, using the combination of Calypso electromagnetic real-time tracking system and Delta4 three-dimensional verification system to perform the real-time 4D dose verification of the motion targets is proved to be feasible. The dose accuracy is significantly improved while using Calypso tracking during radiotherapy.

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