Quality assurance for dynamic tumor tracking using the Vero4DRT system

• Main Authors: Hideharu Miura, Shuichi Ozawa, Shintaro Tsuda, Masahiro Hayata, Kiyoshi Yamada, Yasushi Nagata
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IJCTO 2016-03-01
• Series: International Journal of Cancer Therapy and Oncology
• Subjects: Vero4DRT, Dynamic Tumor Tracking, Quality Assurance, 4D modeling
• Online Access: http://ijcto.org/index.php/IJCTO/article/view/459

<p>Purpose: We perform quality assurance (QA) for indirect dynamic tumor tracking (DTT) using four-dimensional radiation therapy (the Vero4DRT™ system).</p><p>Methods: A single photon beam was set with a 40 × 40 mm² field size at a gantry angle of zero degrees and a low monitor unit setting of 200. Doses were measured using a 0.016 cm³ ionization chamber inserted in a phantom under stationary, DTT, and non-DTT conditions for sinusoidal (peak-to-peak) amplitude [<em>A</em>] and breathing period [<em>T</em>] (20 mm, 2 s; 20 mm, 4 s; and 40 mm, 4 s). The stationary condition was measured for comparison. Dose profiles were measured using Gafchromic EBT3 films in the phantom under the same conditions.</p><p>Results: For chamber measurement, the relative doses were as follows: 0.99 with non-DTT and 1.00 with DTT at <em>A</em> = 20 mm and <em>T</em> = 2 s; 0.99 with non-DTT and 1.00 with DTT at <em>A</em> = 20 mm and <em>T</em> = 4 s; and 0.84 with non-DTT and 1.00 with DTT at <em>A</em> = 40 mm and <em>T </em>= 4 s. For film measurement, the spatial distances between the 90% dose of the dose profiles were as follows: 6.53 mm for non-DTT and 0.40 mm for DTT at <em>A</em> = 20 mm and <em>T</em> = 2 s; 6.33 mm for non-DTT and 0.15 mm for DTT at <em>A</em> = 20 mm and <em>T</em> = 4 s; and 10.61 mm for non-DTT and 0.17 mm with DTT at <em>A</em> = 40 mm and <em>T</em> = 4 s.</p><p>Conclusion: Our results showed high dosimetric and geometric accuracy for DTT using four-dimensional modeling and marked reduction of the blurring effects on dose distribution. We recommend the use of a QA procedure for DTT performed using the Vero4DRT™ system.</p>