Dosimetric Verification of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer Patients
Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) has become widely used as a standard radiation therapy technique for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The transition from conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT) to a more complex IMRT technique triggered the need for more thorough verification of the ac...
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| author | Iva Mrčela Marin Gregov Ante Matanić Mirjana Budanec Jure Murgić Blanka Jakšić Marin Prpić Angela Prgomet Sečan Ana Fröbe |
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| description | Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) has become widely used as a standard
radiation therapy technique for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The transition from conformal
radiotherapy (3D CRT) to a more complex IMRT technique triggered the need for more thorough
verification of the accuracy in the dose delivery. In this work we present the clinical workflow
and the results of patient specific quality assurance (PSQA) procedures for 40 prostate cancer patients
who have been treated with step and shot IMRT ever since its implementation in our routine clinical
practice. PSQA procedures include dosimetric verification of each treatment plan with dedicated
rotational phantom and high-resolution matrix detector system Octavius 4D (PTW Freiburg) that
allows three-dimensional comparison of the calculated and delivered radiation dose distribution. Our
results proved the compliance with the universal tolerance limits recommended for those procedures
(1), assuring the safety of the treatment and providing the possibility for the adoption of more stringent
constraints in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c7dc1bdc1b347e5ae331de59cbb7aa52024-04-15T18:03:34ZengSestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical ResearchActa Clinica Croatica0353-94661333-94512022-01-0161.Supplement 3212710.20471/acc.2022.61.s3.3Dosimetric Verification of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer PatientsIva Mrčela0Marin Gregov1Ante Matanić2Mirjana Budanec3Jure Murgić4Blanka Jakšić5Marin Prpić6Angela Prgomet Sečan7Ana Fröbe8Department of Medical Physics; University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Medical Physics; University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Medical Physics; University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Medical Physics; University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartement of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia; University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartement of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb; CroatiaDepartement of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartement of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartement of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaIntensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) has become widely used as a standard radiation therapy technique for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The transition from conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT) to a more complex IMRT technique triggered the need for more thorough verification of the accuracy in the dose delivery. In this work we present the clinical workflow and the results of patient specific quality assurance (PSQA) procedures for 40 prostate cancer patients who have been treated with step and shot IMRT ever since its implementation in our routine clinical practice. PSQA procedures include dosimetric verification of each treatment plan with dedicated rotational phantom and high-resolution matrix detector system Octavius 4D (PTW Freiburg) that allows three-dimensional comparison of the calculated and delivered radiation dose distribution. Our results proved the compliance with the universal tolerance limits recommended for those procedures (1), assuring the safety of the treatment and providing the possibility for the adoption of more stringent constraints in the future.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/414236Prostate IMRTPatient Specific QA |
| spellingShingle | Iva Mrčela Marin Gregov Ante Matanić Mirjana Budanec Jure Murgić Blanka Jakšić Marin Prpić Angela Prgomet Sečan Ana Fröbe Dosimetric Verification of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer Patients Acta Clinica Croatica Prostate IMRT Patient Specific QA |
| title | Dosimetric Verification of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer Patients |
| title_full | Dosimetric Verification of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer Patients |
| title_fullStr | Dosimetric Verification of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dosimetric Verification of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer Patients |
| title_short | Dosimetric Verification of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer Patients |
| title_sort | dosimetric verification of intensity modulated radiotherapy imrt treatment plans for prostate cancer patients |
| topic | Prostate IMRT Patient Specific QA |
| url | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/414236 |
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