SU-E-T-624: Comparison of PTV+PRV-Based Optimization and Robust Optimization in Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy

Medical Physics
Wei LiuRadhe Mohan

Abstract

Robust optimization leads to IMPT plans that are more robust than and superior in optimality compared to PTV-based optimized plans. Robust optimization incorporates setup and range uncertainties, which implicitly adds margins to targets and organs-at-risk (OARs); whereas PTV-based optimization only considers setup uncertainties and adds margins only to targets in practice. The purpose of this work is to determine if the superiority of robustly optimized plans is due to not assigning margins to OARs during PTV-based optimization. Plan robustness and optimality of the PTV plus Planning organs-at-Risk Volume (PRVs)-based plans and robustly optimized plans were compared for 5 head and neck cancer cases and one rhabdomyosarcoma case. The PRVs were generated by expansion from OARs by 3 mm. 9 different dose distributions were computed - one each for ± setup uncertainties along three spatial directions, for ± range uncertainty, and the nominal dose distribution. The worst-case dose distribution was obtained by assigning the lowest dose among the 9 doses to each voxel in the target and the highest dose to each voxel outside the target. The DVHs from the worst-case dose were used to assess the plan optimality and robustness. D1cc doses f...Continue Reading

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