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An Introduction to Intensity Modulated
RadiotherapyPHY778 Lecture
April 1, 2009
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Outline Introduction Process Physics Technological Implementation Sites
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Introduction IMRT
Ability to deliver many beamlets of varying radiation intensity within one treatment field
Beamlet Smallest element to be
modified
Beamlet
Field Width
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Introduction Inverse treatment planning process
Clinical objectives (goals) specified first Planning system optimizes the plan’s parameters
to satisfy the defined clinical objectives Field’s fluence is optimized for IMRT
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Introduction Optimization yields the set of beamlet
weights (fluence map) Fluence map is converted to deliverable
sequences which depend on technique
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Implementation
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ProcessPatient Selection
↓Simulation
↓Target and Tissue Delineation
↓Treatment Planning/Optimization
↓Plan Evaluation
↓Quality Assurance
↓Treatment Delivery
↓Followup
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Patient Selection Nasopharynx T2N2
Improved salivary outcome No difference in reported xerostomia score
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Patient Selection Prostate Cancer
Dose escalation improves outcome Rectal toxicity is dose dependent
Rx to 76 Gy
95%
50%
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Patient Selection Early stage breast cancer
Less heterogeneity Less moist desquamation Improved late cosmesis
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Patient Selection Lung
Proximity to large critical structures Pulmonary toxicity life-threatenning Dose-volume relationship poorly understood Target motion may be a problem
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Simulation Tumour localization is critical
Conformal dose distribution Minimize expansion of PTV into OAR
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Simulation Patient immobilization depends on site
Masks Chest board Characterize device
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Simulation Inter-fraction motion
Implanted gold seed fiducials Surgical clips Bony anatomy Calcifications
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Simulation Intra-fraction motion
Bladder/bowel preparation Compression Gated therapy
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Simulation Fuse images from various modalities
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Contouring Evidence-based Gross disease Potential routes of local and regional spread of
disease Patterns of failure Principles of ICRU 50/62 Normal tissue tolerances/avoidance criteria Radiobiology of dose-fraction-time
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Target Delineation ICRU 50, 62
(A) GTV+CTV(B) (A) + IM (organ
motion)(C) (B) + SM (setup
uncertainty)(D) SM + IMPTV = non-linear
combination of SM + IM
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PTV versus OAR
Conflicts can arise
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Contouring Nodal atlas (normal anatomy)
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Contouring example
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Planning Number and placement of beams Objectives Specify dose Concurrent boost
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Number and Placement of beams Standard beam arrangements usually used Usually 5-9 fields sufficient Some planning systems capable of Beam
Angle Optimization prior to Fluence map optimization
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Planning Number and placement of beams
1 9
8
7
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2 1
2
34 5
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Beam number and placement Considerations:
Complexity of the target shape Proximity to critical organs Previous RT? Central or lateralized target volume Equally spaced Gantry angles that best cover the target and miss
critical structures Ideally no opposing beams (some exceptions)
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Parallel Opposed Fields
During optimization, rays (beamlets) 2 & 2’ compete with each other
Not possible to optimize dose to one point without changing dose to the other points
Rays do not compete with each other
All rays are useable Possible to optimize dose to
all points A, B, and C individually
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Beam number and placement Use of non-coplanar fields may help to
significantly decrease the dose to critical structures
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Collimator Rotation Minimize leakage Maximize coverage
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Objectives Allows definition of clinical goals Each objective has a priority assigned Objectives may be base on:
1. dose
2. clinical knowledge
3. equivalent uniform dose (EUD)
4. TCP or NTCP (estimate local control or toxicity)
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Objectives Minimum dose objective
Penalty if any point in a TARGET structure receives less than a specified dose
Maximum dose objective Penalty if any point in an OAR structure receives
more than a specified dose
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Objectives- Max and Min dose
Maximum = 50 Gy
Minimum = 70 Gy
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Objectives – Uniform dose
Maximum Dose
Maximum = 70 Gy
Minimum = 70 Gy
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Objectives – Dose volume objectives
Maximum Dose
> 70 Gy to 90% Target
< 60 Gy to 10% OAR
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Objectives – Equivalent Uniform Dose
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Region EUD a
Target 71 -8.0
Parotid 30 5.0
Brainstem 49 4.6
Cord 43 7.4
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Physics Objective Functions:
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Physics Minimize objective function using gradient
based methods:
I is a vector of beamlet weights If Mold = 1, steepest descent algorithm If Mold = Hold, Newton’s method where Hold is
the inverse of the Hessian matrix
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Physics – optimization algorithms Simulated annealing
Attempts to find global minimum The probability for accepting a trial configuration is
controlled by the temperature and is given by:
where ΔF is the increase of the objective function and T is the system temperature.
The temperature is gradually lowered according to an empirically chosen cooling schedule.
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Physics – optimization algorithms Iterative algorithms most common Simulated annealing and genetic algorithms
too computationally intensive Filtered back-projection and direct Fourier
transformation methods have difficulty with handling negative fluence and non-invariant kernels.
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Physics – Optimization in Eclipse All contours are sampled by point clouds
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Physics - optimization in Eclipse Dose contribution from
beamlet to each cloud point is established
In the process of optimization, “weight” of each beamlet is changed
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Physics - optimization in Eclipse Multi-Resolution Dose Calculation (MRDC)
Algorithm used for a fast dose estimation during an optimization phase
Objective (penalty) function combines all objectives into a single function
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Physics - optimization in Eclipse Goal is to minimize a
value of objective function Total penalty (black
curve) always goes down
Objectives may be changed on the fly Creates a discontinuity
in the objective function
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Physics - optimization in Eclipse Dose volume optimizer (DVO) handles
optimization of fluence Optimized fluence passed on to the leaf motion
calculator (LMC) Delivery method chosen:
Multiple static fields Sliding window
AAA algorithm used for final dose calculation LMC determines MUs
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Physics - optimization in Pinnacle First generation
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Physics - optimization in Pinnacle Direct Machine Parameter Optimization (DMPO)
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IMRT - optimization in practice Overlapping structures
with competing dose objectives Assign overlap region to
new structure Assign distinct dose
objective to each structure
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IMRT - optimization in practice PTV ring
Represents margin around CTV
95% < PTV ring dose < 100%
Outer ring Represents normal tissue
surrounding PTV Outer ring dose < 95% Improves conformity of
distribution
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IMRT - optimization in practice Treat aggressively/Spare lightly
If optimization problem is constructed so that it is physically possible to meet objectives, then a solution will be found.
PTV coverage will be achieved and solution will not be sensitive to objective weights.
If it is not physically possible to meet objectives, solution will be very sensitive to choice of objective weights and typically clinically unacceptable
IMRT plan not optimized but designed IMRT planning often a trial-and-error process.
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IMRT - optimization in practice Must set minimum segment area
Dosimetry of small irregularly shaped segments is uncertain, particularly in the presence of heterogeneities.
Must limit minimum segment MUs Some LINACS have limited dose linearity down
to small MUs (not Varian due to gridded gun). Must limit maximum number of segments
Plan must deliver efficiently.
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IMRT – radiation protection Increased MUs needed for IMRT
Typical values for 200 cGy fraction, : 700 MU for step-and-shoot 1200 MU for sliding window
Higher beam energy lowers peripheral dose but >10 MV neutron generation important
Secondary cancer risk is potentially greater
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IMRT – MLC technical details Carriage (bank)
Part of MLC which carries leaves
Leaf Part of MLC used as
final beam limiting device
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IMRT – MLC technical details MLC leaf design
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IMRT – MLC technical details Tongue and groove effect
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IMRT – MLC technical details Inter-digitation
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IMRT – MLC transmission Amount of radiation
transmitted through the leaves fully blocking the beam
Consists of : Inter-leaf
transmission Intra-leaf
transmission
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IMRT – MLC dosimetric leaf gap Accounts for extra transmission through the
rounded leaf edge Modeled as an apparent gap between two closed
straight edge leaves
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IMRT – MLC minimum dose dynamic leaf gap
Minimal tip to tip distance which needs to be maintained for any moving leaf pair in the dMLC mode
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IMRT – MLC leaf speed Speed of the leaf at the level of isocenter.
Maximum limit for Varian MLC is 3cm/ s. Model 2.5 cm/s in LMC. Allows for adjustment of any leaf during
treatment.
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IMRT – Dose/Arc dynamic leaf tolerance
Maximum allowed difference between the planned and actual leaf positions
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IMRT – Jaw over travel The maximum distance the collimator jaw
can extend over the central axis.
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IMRT – Leaf over travel The maximum distance an MLC leaf can
extend over the central axis
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IMRT – Leaf Positions Fully retracted leaf is
in the basic position within the carriage. The leaf is fully inside the carriage, at the “end” position.
Extended leaf is extended from the carriage
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IMRT – Leaf Span Maximum distance
from a tip of the most retracted leaf to the tip of the most extended leaf.
Limits a maximum field size, which can be delivered without repositioning of a carriage.
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IMRT – Multiple carriage delivery Used for large
modulated fields Carriages cannot move
while the beam is on Treatment field split into
subfields with a width smaller than the leaf span
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Electronic compensation Replacement of physical compensator by
means of dynamic MLC delivery. Forward planned IMRT. Electronic Compensator (planar) Irregular Surface Compensator (curved surface) Field in Field Compensator (segmented fields)
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Complete Irradiated Area Outline (CIAO) For portal verification
of intensity modulated field
Based on threshold fluence
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IMRT QA – Ion chamber array
Reliable 2%/2mm digital evaluation
Real-time analysis 4 patients in 30
minutes
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IMRT QA
Ion-chamber array
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IMRT QA – Day 0
Pinnacle Fluence Map EPID image