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IMRT planning parameter optimization for spine stereotactic radiosurgery.
Medical Dosimetry : Official Journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists 2018 September 5
Spine stereotactic radiosurgery (SSRS) is a noninvasive treatment for metastatic spine lesions. MD Anderson Cancer Center reports a quality assurance (QA) failure rate approaching 15% for SSRS cases, which we hypothesized is due to difficulties in accurately calculating dose resulting from a large number of small-area segments. Clinical plans typically use 9 beams with an average of 10 segments per beam and minimum segment area of 2 to 3 cm2 . The purpose of this study was to identify a set of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning parameters that attempts to optimize the balance among QA passing rate, plan quality, dose calculation accuracy, and delivery time for SSRS plans. Using Pinnacle version 9.10, we evaluated the effects of 2 IMRT parameters: maximum number of segments and minimum segment area. Initial evaluation of the data revealed that 5 segments per beam along with minimum segment area of 4 cm2 and 4 minimum Monitor Units (MU) per segment (544 plans) was the most promising. IMRT QA was performed using an OCTAVIUS 4D phantom with a 2D detector array. Our data showed no significant plan quality change with decreased number of segments and increased minimum segment area. The average coverage of GTV and CTV was 82.5 ± 13% (clinical) vs 82.5 ± 13% (544) and 92.3 ± 8% (clinical) vs 91.5 ± 8% (544). Maximum point dose to cord was 11.4 ± 3.5 Gy (clinical) vs 11.0 ± 4.0 Gy (544). Total plan delivery time was decreased by an average of 11.3% for the 544 plans. In addition, the QA passing rate for the original plan vs the 544 plan averaged 90.3% and 91.9%, respectively. In conclusion, IMRT parameters of 5 segments per beam and 4 cm2 minimum segment area provided a better balance of plan quality, delivery efficiency, and plan dose calculation accuracy for SSRS.
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