Technical note: Comprehensive evaluations of gantry and couch rotation isocentricities for implementing proton stereotactic radiosurgery.
Winston-Lutz test
isocentricity coincidence
proton SRS
quality assurance
robotic couch
Journal
Medical physics
ISSN: 2473-4209
Titre abrégé: Med Phys
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0425746
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Jun 2023
Historique:
revised:
22
02
2023
received:
13
11
2022
accepted:
09
03
2023
medline:
15
6
2023
pubmed:
25
3
2023
entrez:
24
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mechanical accuracy should be verified before implementing a proton stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) program. Linear accelerator (Linac)-based SRS systems often use electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs) to verify beam isocentricity. Because proton therapy systems do not have EPID, beam isocentricity tests of proton SRS may still rely on films, which are not efficient. To validate that our proton SRS system meets mechanical precision requirements and to present an efficient method to evaluate the couch and gantry's rotational isocentricity for our proton SRS system. A dedicated applicator to hold brass aperture for proton SRS system was designed. The mechanical precision of the system was tested using a metal ball and film for 11 combinations of gantry and couch angles. A more efficient quality assurance (QA) procedure was developed, which used a scintillator device to replace the film. The couch rotational isocentricity tests were performed using orthogonal kV x-rays with the couch rotated isocentrically to five positions (0°, 315°, 270°, 225°, and 180°). At each couch position, the distance between the metal ball in kV images and the imaging isocenter was measured. The gantry isocentricity tests were performed using a cone-shaped scintillator and proton beams at five gantry angles (0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, and 180°), and the isocenter position and the distance of each beam path to the isocenter were obtained. Daily QA procedure was performed for 1 month to test the robustness and reproducibility of the procedure. The gantry and couch rotational isocentricity exhibited sub-mm precision, with most measurements within ±0.5 mm. The 1-month QA results showed that the procedure was robust and highly reproducible to within ±0.2 mm. The gantry isocentricity test using the cone-shaped scintillator was accurate and sensitive to variations of ±0.2 mm. The QA procedure was efficient enough to be completed within 30 min. The 1-month isocentricity position variations were within 0.5 mm, which demonstrating that the overall proton SRS system was stable and precise. The proton SRS Winston-Lutz QA procedure using a cone-shaped scintillator was efficient and robust. We were able to verify radiation delivery could be performed with sub-mm mechanical precision.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Mechanical accuracy should be verified before implementing a proton stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) program. Linear accelerator (Linac)-based SRS systems often use electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs) to verify beam isocentricity. Because proton therapy systems do not have EPID, beam isocentricity tests of proton SRS may still rely on films, which are not efficient.
PURPOSE
OBJECTIVE
To validate that our proton SRS system meets mechanical precision requirements and to present an efficient method to evaluate the couch and gantry's rotational isocentricity for our proton SRS system.
METHODS
METHODS
A dedicated applicator to hold brass aperture for proton SRS system was designed. The mechanical precision of the system was tested using a metal ball and film for 11 combinations of gantry and couch angles. A more efficient quality assurance (QA) procedure was developed, which used a scintillator device to replace the film. The couch rotational isocentricity tests were performed using orthogonal kV x-rays with the couch rotated isocentrically to five positions (0°, 315°, 270°, 225°, and 180°). At each couch position, the distance between the metal ball in kV images and the imaging isocenter was measured. The gantry isocentricity tests were performed using a cone-shaped scintillator and proton beams at five gantry angles (0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, and 180°), and the isocenter position and the distance of each beam path to the isocenter were obtained. Daily QA procedure was performed for 1 month to test the robustness and reproducibility of the procedure.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The gantry and couch rotational isocentricity exhibited sub-mm precision, with most measurements within ±0.5 mm. The 1-month QA results showed that the procedure was robust and highly reproducible to within ±0.2 mm. The gantry isocentricity test using the cone-shaped scintillator was accurate and sensitive to variations of ±0.2 mm. The QA procedure was efficient enough to be completed within 30 min. The 1-month isocentricity position variations were within 0.5 mm, which demonstrating that the overall proton SRS system was stable and precise.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The proton SRS Winston-Lutz QA procedure using a cone-shaped scintillator was efficient and robust. We were able to verify radiation delivery could be performed with sub-mm mechanical precision.
Substances chimiques
Protons
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3359-3367Subventions
Organisme : The Kemper Marley Foundation
Informations de copyright
© 2023 American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
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