Lung Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) Using Spot-Scanning Proton Arc (SPArc) Therapy: A Feasibility Study.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-22-2021

Publication Title

Frontiers in oncology

Abstract

Purpose: We developed a 4D interplay effect model to quantitatively evaluate breathing-induced interplay effects and assess the feasibility of utilizing spot-scanning proton arc (SPArc) therapy for hypo-fractionated lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). The model was then validated by retrospective application to clinical cases.

Materials and Methods: A digital lung 4DCT phantoms was used to mimic targets in diameter of 3cm with breathing motion amplitudes: 5, 10, 15, and 20 mm, respectively. Two planning groups based on robust optimization were generated: (1) Two-field Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) plans and (2) SPArc plans

Result: Target dose were degraded as the tumor motion amplitude increased. The 4D interplay effect phantom model indicated that motion mitigation effectiveness using SPArc was about five times of IMPT

Conclusion: SPArc effectively mitigated the interplay effect for proton lung SBRT compared to IMPT with repainting and was associated with normal tissue sparing. This technology may make delivery of proton SBRT more technically feasible and less complex with fewer concerns over underdosing the target compared to other proton therapy techniques.

Volume

11

First Page

664455

DOI

10.3389/fonc.2021.664455

ISSN

2234-943X

PubMed ID

33968770

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