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Title: Six Degrees-of-Freedom Prostate and Lung Tumor Motion Measurements Using Kilovoltage Intrafraction Monitoring

Abstract

Purpose: Tumor positional uncertainty has been identified as a major issue that deteriorates the efficacy of radiation therapy. Tumor rotational movement, which is not well understood, can result in significant geometric and dosimetric inaccuracies. The objective of this study was to measure 6 degrees-of-freedom (6 DoF) prostate and lung tumor motion, focusing on the more novel rotation, using kilovoltage intrafraction monitoring (KIM). Methods and Materials: Continuous kilovoltage (kV) projections of tumors with gold fiducial markers were acquired during radiation therapy for 267 fractions from 10 prostate cancer patients and immediately before or after radiation therapy for 50 fractions from 3 lung cancer patients. The 6 DoF motion measurements were determined from the individual 3-dimensional (3D) marker positions, after using methods to reject spurious and smooth noisy data, using an iterative closest point algorithm. Results: There were large variations in the magnitude of the tumor rotation among different fractions and patients. Various rotational patterns were observed. The average prostate rotation angles around the left-right (LR), superior-inferior (SI), and anterior-posterior (AP) axes were 1.0 ± 5.0°, 0.6 ± 3.3°, and 0.3 ± 2.0°, respectively. For 35% of the time, the prostate rotated more than 5° about the LR axis, indicating the need for intrafractional adaptation during radiation delivery.more » For lung patients, the average LR, SI, and AP rotation angles were 0.8 ± 4.2°, −0.8 ± 4.5°, and 1.7 ± 3.1°, respectively. For about 30% of the time, the lung tumors rotated more than 5° around the SI axis. Respiration-induced rotation was detected in 2 of the 3 lung patients. Conclusions: The prostate and lung tumors were found to undergo rotations of more than 5° for about a third of the time. The lung tumor data represent the first 6 DoF tumor motion measured by kV images. The 6 DoF KIM method can enable rotational and translational adaptive radiation therapy and potentially reduce treatment margins.« less

Authors:
;  [1];  [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Radiation Physics Laboratory, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
  2. Institute of Medical Physics, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22458604
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 91; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0360-3016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ALGORITHMS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; DELIVERY; FIDUCIAL MARKERS; FOCUSING; GEOMETRY; GOLD; IMAGES; ITERATIVE METHODS; LUNGS; MONITORING; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; PROSTATE; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATION; ROTATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS

Citation Formats

Huang, Chen-Yu, Tehrani, Joubin Nasehi, Ng, Jin Aun, Institute of Medical Physics, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Booth, Jeremy, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, and Keall, Paul. Six Degrees-of-Freedom Prostate and Lung Tumor Motion Measurements Using Kilovoltage Intrafraction Monitoring. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/J.IJROBP.2014.09.040.
Huang, Chen-Yu, Tehrani, Joubin Nasehi, Ng, Jin Aun, Institute of Medical Physics, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Booth, Jeremy, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, & Keall, Paul. Six Degrees-of-Freedom Prostate and Lung Tumor Motion Measurements Using Kilovoltage Intrafraction Monitoring. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJROBP.2014.09.040
Huang, Chen-Yu, Tehrani, Joubin Nasehi, Ng, Jin Aun, Institute of Medical Physics, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Booth, Jeremy, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, and Keall, Paul. 2015. "Six Degrees-of-Freedom Prostate and Lung Tumor Motion Measurements Using Kilovoltage Intrafraction Monitoring". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJROBP.2014.09.040.
@article{osti_22458604,
title = {Six Degrees-of-Freedom Prostate and Lung Tumor Motion Measurements Using Kilovoltage Intrafraction Monitoring},
author = {Huang, Chen-Yu and Tehrani, Joubin Nasehi and Ng, Jin Aun and Institute of Medical Physics, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales and Booth, Jeremy and Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales and Keall, Paul},
abstractNote = {Purpose: Tumor positional uncertainty has been identified as a major issue that deteriorates the efficacy of radiation therapy. Tumor rotational movement, which is not well understood, can result in significant geometric and dosimetric inaccuracies. The objective of this study was to measure 6 degrees-of-freedom (6 DoF) prostate and lung tumor motion, focusing on the more novel rotation, using kilovoltage intrafraction monitoring (KIM). Methods and Materials: Continuous kilovoltage (kV) projections of tumors with gold fiducial markers were acquired during radiation therapy for 267 fractions from 10 prostate cancer patients and immediately before or after radiation therapy for 50 fractions from 3 lung cancer patients. The 6 DoF motion measurements were determined from the individual 3-dimensional (3D) marker positions, after using methods to reject spurious and smooth noisy data, using an iterative closest point algorithm. Results: There were large variations in the magnitude of the tumor rotation among different fractions and patients. Various rotational patterns were observed. The average prostate rotation angles around the left-right (LR), superior-inferior (SI), and anterior-posterior (AP) axes were 1.0 ± 5.0°, 0.6 ± 3.3°, and 0.3 ± 2.0°, respectively. For 35% of the time, the prostate rotated more than 5° about the LR axis, indicating the need for intrafractional adaptation during radiation delivery. For lung patients, the average LR, SI, and AP rotation angles were 0.8 ± 4.2°, −0.8 ± 4.5°, and 1.7 ± 3.1°, respectively. For about 30% of the time, the lung tumors rotated more than 5° around the SI axis. Respiration-induced rotation was detected in 2 of the 3 lung patients. Conclusions: The prostate and lung tumors were found to undergo rotations of more than 5° for about a third of the time. The lung tumor data represent the first 6 DoF tumor motion measured by kV images. The 6 DoF KIM method can enable rotational and translational adaptive radiation therapy and potentially reduce treatment margins.},
doi = {10.1016/J.IJROBP.2014.09.040},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22458604}, journal = {International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics},
issn = {0360-3016},
number = 2,
volume = 91,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}