[Efficient Commissioning of the Radiotherapy Treatment Planning System with the Golden Beam Data]. 2019

Tomoyuki Hiroki, and Yukio Fujita, and Shota Maehira, and Kenji Soda, and Tomoko Kikuchi, and Etsuo Kunieda
Department of Radiology, Tokai University Hospital.

Commissioning of a linear accelerator (Linac) and treatment planning systems (RTPs) for clinical use is complex and time-consuming, typically 3-4 months in total. However, based on clinical needs and economics, hospitals desire early clinical starts for patients, and various studies have been conducted for shortening the preparation period. One of the methods to shorten the period is using golden beam data (GBD). The purpose of this study was to shorten the commissioning period without reducing accuracy and to simplify commissioning works while improving safety. We conducted commissioning of the RTPs before installing the Linac using GBD, and carried out verification immediately after the acceptance test. We used TrueBeam STx (Varian Medical Systems) and Eclipse (ver. 13.7, Varian Medical Systems) for RTPs and anisotropic analysis algorithm (AAA) and AcurosXB (AXB) for calculation algorithms. The difference between GBD and the measured beam data was 0.0 ± 0.2% [percentage depth dose (PDDs) ] and -0.1 ± 0.2% (Profiles) with X-ray, and -1.2 ± 1.3% (PDDs) with electrons. The difference between the calculated dose and the measured dose was 0.1 ± 0.3% (AAA) and 0.0 ± 0.3% (AXB) under homogeneous conditions, and 0.7 ± 1.4% (AAA) and 0.6 ± 1.1% (AXB) under heterogeneous conditions. We took 43 days from the end of the acceptance test to the start of clinical use. We found that the preparation period for clinical use can be shortened without reducing the accuracy, by thinning out the number of measurement items using GBD.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009010 Monte Carlo Method In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance played at the gambling casinos in Monte Carlo. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993) Method, Monte Carlo
D010315 Particle Accelerators Devices which accelerate electrically charged atomic or subatomic particles, such as electrons, protons or ions, to high velocities so they have high kinetic energy. Betatrons,Linear Accelerators,Accelerator, Linear,Accelerator, Particle,Accelerators, Linear,Accelerators, Particle,Betatron,Linear Accelerator,Particle Accelerator
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
D004583 Electrons Stable elementary particles having the smallest known negative charge, present in all elements; also called negatrons. Positively charged electrons are called positrons. The numbers, energies and arrangement of electrons around atomic nuclei determine the chemical identities of elements. Beams of electrons are called CATHODE RAYS. Fast Electrons,Negatrons,Positrons,Electron,Electron, Fast,Electrons, Fast,Fast Electron,Negatron,Positron
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000465 Algorithms A procedure consisting of a sequence of algebraic formulas and/or logical steps to calculate or determine a given task. Algorithm
D050397 Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY that combines several intensity-modulated beams to provide improved dose homogeneity and highly conformal dose distributions. Helical Tomotherapy,Intensity-Modulated Arc Therapy,Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy,Arc Therapies, Intensity-Modulated,Arc Therapies, Volumetric-Modulated,Arc Therapy, Intensity-Modulated,Arc Therapy, Volumetric-Modulated,Helical Tomotherapies,Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy,Intensity-Modulated Arc Therapies,Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapies,Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy,Radiotherapies, Intensity-Modulated,Radiotherapy, Intensity Modulated,Therapies, Intensity-Modulated Arc,Therapies, Volumetric-Modulated Arc,Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Arc,Therapy, Volumetric-Modulated Arc,Tomotherapies, Helical,Tomotherapy, Helical,Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy,Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapies

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