Abstract
This study summarizes the cranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) procedure at our institution. Volumetric modulated arc therapy plans were generated for 40 patients with 188 lesions (range 2-8, median 5) in Eclipse and treated on a TrueBeam STx. Limitations of the custom beam model outside the central 2.5 mm leaves necessitated more than one isocenter pending the spatial distribution of lesions. Two to nine arcs were used per isocenter. Conformity index (CI), gradient index (GI) and target dose heterogeneity index (HI) were determined for each lesion. Dose to critical structures and treatment times are reported. Lesion size ranged 0.05-17.74 cm3 (median 0.77 cm3 ), and total tumor volume per case ranged 1.09-26.95 cm3 (median 7.11 cm3 ). For each lesion, HI ranged 1.2-1.5 (median 1.3), CI ranged 1.0-2.9 (median 1.2), and GI ranged 2.5-8.4 (median 4.4). By correlating GI to PTV volume a predicted GI = 4/PTV0.2 was determined and implemented in a script in Eclipse and used for plan evaluation. Brain volume receiving 7 Gy (V7 Gy ) ranged 10-136 cm3 (median 42 cm3 ). Total treatment time ranged 24-138 min (median 61 min). Volumetric modulated arc therapy provide plans with steep dose gradien...Continue Reading
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