A dosimetric comparison between volumetric-modulated arc therapy and dynamic conformal arc therapy in SBRT. 2019

Sotirios Stathakis, and Ganesh Narayanasamy, and Anna Laura Licon, and Pamela Myers, and Ying Li, and Richard Crownover, and Niko Papanikolaou
Department of Radiation Oncology, Mays Cancer Center, University of Texas Health San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the dosimetric equivalency of dynamic conformal arc therapy (DCAT) against volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans in stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) of lung and liver lesions and to examine if efficiency can be increased. METHODS Nineteen patients previously treated for lung and liver cancer lesions with SBRT were included. Organs at risk (OAR) and targets were contoured by a single radiation oncologist. All plans were optimized by the same dosimetrist using ELEKTA Monaco treatment planning system version 5.0 for 6MV flattening filter free (FFF) photon beam in a VersaHD (ELEKTA, Crawley, UK). A VMAT and DCAT plan was optimized using the same objectives using coplanar arcs of 225o arc span. RESULTS All plans have achieved the target and OAR planning objectives. The target dose conformity was comparable (mean VMAT PTVr=1.3 and DCAT PTVr=1.4), and the low dose spillage were similar (mean VMAT R50=4.5 and DCAT R50=4.6). However, monitor units (MU) for DCAT plans were lower by 2.5 times on average than VMAT plans. It was observed that in 75% of cases where OARs overlapped with the PTV, maximum doses to OAR were higher in VMAT than DCAT plans, but the difference was not significant. Patient specific quality assurance (QA) plans were measured using the Scandidos Delta4 phantom and gamma analysis performed using 2mm distance to agreement (DTA) and 2% dose difference yielded more than 95% passing rates on both VMAT and DCAT plans. CONCLUSIONS DCAT delivery for lung and liver SBRT is a dosimetrically equivalent and an efficient alternative to VMAT plans.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008113 Liver Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the LIVER. Cancer of Liver,Hepatic Cancer,Liver Cancer,Cancer of the Liver,Cancer, Hepatocellular,Hepatic Neoplasms,Hepatocellular Cancer,Neoplasms, Hepatic,Neoplasms, Liver,Cancer, Hepatic,Cancer, Liver,Cancers, Hepatic,Cancers, Hepatocellular,Cancers, Liver,Hepatic Cancers,Hepatic Neoplasm,Hepatocellular Cancers,Liver Cancers,Liver Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Hepatic,Neoplasm, Liver
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D008175 Lung Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the LUNG. Cancer of Lung,Lung Cancer,Pulmonary Cancer,Pulmonary Neoplasms,Cancer of the Lung,Neoplasms, Lung,Neoplasms, Pulmonary,Cancer, Lung,Cancer, Pulmonary,Cancers, Lung,Cancers, Pulmonary,Lung Cancers,Lung Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Lung,Neoplasm, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Cancers,Pulmonary Neoplasm
D008297 Male Males
D011879 Radiotherapy Dosage The total amount of radiation absorbed by tissues as a result of radiotherapy. Dosage, Radiotherapy,Dosages, Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Dosages
D011880 Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted Computer-assisted mathematical calculations of beam angles, intensities of radiation, and duration of irradiation in radiotherapy. Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy Planning,Dosimetry Calculations, Computer-Assisted,Planning, Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy,Calculation, Computer-Assisted Dosimetry,Calculations, Computer-Assisted Dosimetry,Computer Assisted Radiotherapy Planning,Computer-Assisted Dosimetry Calculation,Computer-Assisted Dosimetry Calculations,Dosimetry Calculation, Computer-Assisted,Dosimetry Calculations, Computer Assisted,Planning, Computer Assisted Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Planning, Computer Assisted
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016634 Radiosurgery A radiological stereotactic technique developed for cutting or destroying tissue by high doses of radiation in place of surgical incisions. It was originally developed for neurosurgery on structures in the brain and its use gradually spread to radiation surgery on extracranial structures as well. The usual rigid needles or probes of stereotactic surgery are replaced with beams of ionizing radiation directed toward a target so as to achieve local tissue destruction. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery,Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery,Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy,Stereotactic Radiosurgery,CyberKnife Radiosurgery,LINAC Radiosurgery,Radiosurgery, Gamma Knife,Radiosurgery, Linear Accelerator,Radiosurgery, Stereotactic,Stereotactic Radiation,Stereotactic Radiation Therapy,CyberKnife Radiosurgeries,Gamma Knife Radiosurgeries,LINAC Radiosurgeries,Linear Accelerator Radiosurgeries,Radiation Therapy, Stereotactic,Radiation, Stereotactic,Radiosurgery, CyberKnife,Radiosurgery, LINAC,Radiotherapy, Stereotactic Body,Stereotactic Body Radiotherapies,Stereotactic Radiation Therapies,Stereotactic Radiations,Stereotactic Radiosurgeries,Therapy, Stereotactic Radiation

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