Rapid effective dose calculation for raster-scanning 4He ion therapy with the modified microdosimetric kinetic model (mMKM)

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PURPOSE: To develop and verify effective dose (DRBE) calculation in 4He ion beam therapy based on the modified microdosimetric kinetic model (mMKM) and evaluate the bio-sensitivity of mMKM-based plans to clinical parameters using a fast analytical dose engine.

METHODS: Mixed radiation field particle spectra (MRFS) databases have been generated with Monte-Carlo (MC) simulations for 4He-ion beams. Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) and DRBE calculation using MRFS were established within a fast analytical engine. Spread-out Bragg-Peaks (SOBPs) in water were optimized for two dose levels and two tissue types with photon linear-quadratic model parameters αph, βph, and (α/β)ph to verify MRFS-derived database implementation against computations with MC-generated mixed-field α and β databases. Bio-sensitivity of the SOBPs was investigated by varying absolute values of βph, while keeping (α/β)ph constant. Additionally, dose, dose-averaged linear energy transfer, and bio-sensitivity were investigated for two patient cases.

RESULTS: Using MRFS-derived databases, dose differences ≲2% in the plateau and SOBP are observed compared to computations with MC-generated databases. Bio-sensitivity studies show larger deviations when altering the absolute βph value, with maximum D50% changes of ~5%, with similar results for patient cases. Bio-sensitivity analysis indicates a greater impact on DRBE varying (α/β)ph than βph in mMKM.

CONCLUSIONS: The MRSF approach yielded negligible differences in the target and small differences in the plateau compared to MC-generated databases. The presented analyses provide guidance for proper implementation of RBE-weighted 4He ion dose prescription and planning with mMKM. The MRFS-DRBE calculation approach using mMKM will be implemented in a clinical treatment planning system.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:81

Enthalten in:

Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB) - 81(2021) vom: 10. Jan., Seite 273-284

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kopp, B [VerfasserIn]
Mein, S [VerfasserIn]
Tessonnier, T [VerfasserIn]
Besuglow, J [VerfasserIn]
Harrabi, S [VerfasserIn]
Heim, E [VerfasserIn]
Abdollahi, A [VerfasserIn]
Haberer, T [VerfasserIn]
Debus, J [VerfasserIn]
Mairani, A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biological model
FRoG/PRECISE
Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center
Helium ion therapy
Journal Article

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Date Completed 24.06.2021

Date Revised 24.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.11.028

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319182479