AbstractObjective To evaluate the effect of the discrepancy of the dose calculation results of different algorithms upon the CyberKnife lung tumor treatment plan,and assess the impact of tumor volume and location on the dose calculation results. Methods Thirty-two cases of lung tumors were treated with MultiPlan 5.2.1 planning system of CyberKnife VSI.Ray Tracing and Monte Carlo algorithms were adopted to calculate the dose distribution,and then the calculation results were statistically compared between two algorithms. Results For the enrolled cases,the calculation results of these two algorithms demonstrated that the deviation range of prescription dose coverage of planning target volume (PTV),conformal index,new conformal index and uniformity index were 0.93%~68.80%,0.87%~17.21%,-212.38%~8.27% and 0%~15.17%,respectively. Conclusions In the CyberKnife treatment of lung tumors,the volume and location of tumors exert significant impact on the discrepancies of the dose calculation results of different algorithms. The smaller tumor volume and longer beam heterogeneity path are likely to generate a greater discrepancy. It is recommended to adopt or refer to the calculation results of Monte Carlo algorithm to deliver corresponding treatment.
Fund:National Key Research and Development Plan for Digital Diagnostic Equipment Research and Development (2016YFC0106701)
Corresponding Authors:
Li Qin,Email:675181445@qq.com
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Yang Jing,Liu Hongyuan,Cao Ting et al. Effect of the discrepancy of the dose calculation results of different algorithms on CyberKnife lung tumor treatment plan[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2018, 27(12): 1083-1087.
Yang Jing,Liu Hongyuan,Cao Ting et al. Effect of the discrepancy of the dose calculation results of different algorithms on CyberKnife lung tumor treatment plan[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2018, 27(12): 1083-1087.
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