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Evaluation of Planned Dose Distributions by Monte Carlo (0.5%) and Ray Tracing Algorithm for the Spinal Tumors with CyberKnife
H Cho1*, J Hepel2 , J Brindle3 , (1) University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, (2),(3) Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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SU-E-T-397 (Sunday, July 12, 2015) 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Room: Exhibit Hall
Purpose:To analyze and evaluate dose distribution between Ray Tracing (RT) and Monte Carlo (MC) algorithms of 0.5% uncertainty on a critical structure of spinal cord and gross target volume and planning target volume.
Methods:Twenty four spinal tumor patients were treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) by CyberKnife in 2013 and 2014. The MC algorithm with 0.5% of uncertainty is used to recalculate the dose distribution for the treatment plan of the patients using the same beams, beam directions, and monitor units (MUs).
Results:The prescription doses are uniformly larger for MC plans than RT except one case. Up to a factor of 1.19 for 0.25cc threshold volume and 1.14 for 1.2cc threshold volume of dose differences are observed for the spinal cord.
Conclusion:The MC recalculated dose distributions are larger than the original MC calculations for the spinal tumor cases. Based on the accuracy of the MC calculations, more radiation dose might be delivered to the tumor targets and spinal cords with the increase prescription dose.
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