Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

6-2023

Publication Title

Medical Physics

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the potential clinical benefits and dose-averaged Linear Energy Transfer (LETd) sparing, utilizing proton arc plan for Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in comparison with Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT). Methods: Ten HCC patients have been retrospectively selected. Two planning groups were created: Proton Arc plans using Monaco ver. 6 and the clinical IMPT plan. Both planning groups used the same robustness parameters. The prescription dose is 67.5 Gy (RBE) in 15 fractions/ 66 GyE in 10 fractions of the Clinical Target Volume (CTV) following clinical IMPT plan. Robustness evaluations were performed to ensure target dose coverage. Normal Tissue Complicated Probability (NTCP) model was utilized to predict the possibility of Radiation-Induced Liver Disease (RILD) and evaluate the potential benefit of proton arc therapy. LETd calculation and evaluation were performed as well. Results: Proton arc plan has shown better dosimetric improvements of most Organ-At-Risks (OARs). More specifically, the liver mean dose has been significantly reduced from 14.83 GyE to 10.62 GyE compared to the IMPT plan. The predicted possibility of RILD has also been significantly reduced for cases with a large and deep liver target where healthy liver tissue sparing is a challenge. Additionally, proton arc therapy could increase the average LETd in the CTV and reduce LETd in adjacent OARs. Conclusion: Proton arc could effectively mitigate the possibility of RILD by reducing liver mean dose. Compared to IMPT, proton arc can reduce LETd to OARs and increase the LETd on targets, potentially mitigating the radiation-induced side effects and improving the tumor control probability further

Volume

50

Issue

6

First Page

e331

Comments

American Association of Physicists in Medicine 65th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, July 23-27, 2023, Houston, TX

DOI

10.1002/mp.16525

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