Highlights
- •Relation of dose distribution and plan complexity is a good tool for plans scoring.
- •MU reduction tool used during VMAT-TMI creation reduce complexity of the plan.
- •Simultaneously optimised 8-arcs with MU reduction is recommended for VMAT-TMI.
Abstract
Purpose
Evaluation of different planning methods of treatment plan preparation for volumetric
modulated arc therapy during total marrow irradiation (VMAT-TMI).
Method
Three different planning methods were evaluated to establish the most appropriate
VMAT-TMI technique, based on organ at risk (OAR) dose reduction, conformity and plan
simplicity. The methods were: (M1) the sub-plan method, (M2) use of eight arcs optimised simultaneously and (M3) M2 with monitor unit reduction. Friedman ANOVA comparison, with Nemenyi's procedures,
was used in the statistical analysis of the results.
Results
The dosimetric results obtained for the planning target volume and for most OARs do
not differ statistically between methods. The M3 method was characterized by the lowest numbers of monitor units (3259 MU vs. 4450 MU for M1 and 4216 MU for M2) and, in general, the lowest complexity. The variability of the monitor units from
control points was almost half for M3 than M1 and M2 (i.e. 0.33 MU vs. 0.61 MU for M1 and 0.58 for M2). Analysing the relationship between the dose distributions obtained for the plans
and their complexity, the best result was observed for the M3 method.
Conclusion
The use of eight simultaneously optimised arcs with MU reduction allows to obtain
VMAT-TMI plans that are characterized by the lowest complexity, with dose distributions
comparable to the plans generated by other methods.
Keywords
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Published online: May 30, 2020
Accepted:
May 23,
2020
Received in revised form:
May 20,
2020
Received:
December 19,
2019
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