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Machine Model-Specific Delivery Sequence Optimization for Spot-scanning Proton Arc Therapy Using a Compact Superconducting Synchrocyclotron.
| Τίτλος: | Machine Model-Specific Delivery Sequence Optimization for Spot-scanning Proton Arc Therapy Using a Compact Superconducting Synchrocyclotron. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Liu P; Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.; Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA., Zhao L; Department of Radiation Oncology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA., Cong X; Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA., Liu G; Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA., Li X; Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA., Ding X; Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. |
| Πηγή: | Medical physics [Med Phys] 2026 Sep; Vol. 53 (9), pp. e70658. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0425746 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2473-4209 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00942405 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Med Phys Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2017- : Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Original Publication: Lancaster, Pa., Published for the American Assn. of Physicists in Medicine by the American Institute of Physics. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Proton Therapy*/instrumentation , Proton Therapy*/methods, Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods ; Brain Neoplasms/radiotherapy ; Radiotherapy Dosage ; Humans |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Spot scanning proton arc therapy (SPArc) combines the dosimetric advantages of proton therapy with the beam-angle freedom of arc delivery. However, current planning algorithms rely on static delivery assumptions that do not account for the temporal characteristics of pulsed-beam synchrocyclotron systems during continuous gantry rotation. This mismatch between nominal plans and actual treatment delivery may lead to clinically meaningful dose deviations. Purpose: To develop and evaluate a dynamic arc delivery sequencing optimization framework that incorporates machine-specific delivery characteristics to minimize deviations between planned and delivered dose in SPArc. Methods: A five-step dynamic arc delivery sequencing optimization framework was developed. The framework includes: (1) static and dynamic delivery time calculation, (2) spot and energy-layer disassembling, (3) incorporation of dynamic delivery timing into control points, (4) spot-weight fine-tuning, and (5) reconstruction of energy-layer sequences. Five multi-metastatic brain stereotactic radiosurgery cases were retrospectively evaluated. Delivery accuracy, efficiency and plan quality were assessed using virtual machine logfiles. Results: The sequencing optimization framework substantially improved delivery accuracy while preserving plan quality and efficiency. For the total gross tumor volume, the mean absolute D98 deviation between planned and virtual logfile reconstructed doses decreased from 77.4 ± 81.0 cGyE (4.2 ± 4.5%) with static SPArc plans to 9.6 ± 4.0 cGyE (0.5 ± 0.2%) after sequencing optimization. For the worst metastasis in each case, D98 deviation decreased from 184.4 ± 145.2 cGyE (9.8 ± 7.9%) to 19.0 ± 16.4 cGyE (1.0 ± 0.8%), and D2 deviation decreased from 148.4 ± 114.4 cGyE (6.8 ± 5.6%) to 13.2 ± 8.6 cGyE (0.6 ± 0.4%). Target coverage and normal brain sparing remained statistically unchanged (p > 0.05), and total delivery times differed by < 1 s. Conclusions: The proposed sequencing optimization framework addresses the temporal mismatch between static SPArc planning and dynamic delivery in synchrocyclotron-based systems. By improving delivery accuracy without compromising plan quality or delivery efficiency, the framework demonstrates the feasibility of incorporating machine-specific delivery timing into dynamic proton arc therapy. (© 2026 American Association of Physicists in Medicine.) |
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| Grant Information: | R01 CA301448 United States CA NCI NIH HHS; R01CA301448 United States CA NCI NIH HHS |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: delivery accuracy; proton arc therapy; synchrocyclotron |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260831 Date Completed: 20260831 Latest Revision: 20260926 |
| Update Code: | 20260926 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13527260 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/mp.70658 |
| PMID: | 42670024 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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| Items | – Name: Title Label: Title Group: Ti Data: Machine Model-Specific Delivery Sequence Optimization for Spot-scanning Proton Arc Therapy Using a Compact Superconducting Synchrocyclotron. – Name: Author Label: Authors Group: Au Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Liu+P%22">Liu P</searchLink>; Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.; Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Zhao+L%22">Zhao L</searchLink>; Department of Radiation Oncology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Cong+X%22">Cong X</searchLink>; Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Liu+G%22">Liu G</searchLink>; Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Li+X%22">Li X</searchLink>; Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Ding+X%22">Ding X</searchLink>; Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. – Name: TitleSource Label: Source Group: Src Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%220425746%22">Medical physics</searchLink> [Med Phys] 2026 Sep; Vol. 53 (9), pp. e70658. – Name: TypePub Label: Publication Type Group: TypPub Data: Journal Article – Name: Language Label: Language Group: Lang Data: English – Name: TitleSource Label: Journal Info Group: Src Data: <i>Publisher: </i><searchLink fieldCode="PB" term="%22John+Wiley+and+Sons%2C+Inc%22">John Wiley and Sons, Inc </searchLink><i>Country of Publication: </i>United States <i>NLM ID: </i>0425746 <i>Publication Model: </i>Print <i>Cited Medium: </i>Internet <i>ISSN: </i>2473-4209 (Electronic) <i>Linking ISSN: </i><searchLink fieldCode="IS" term="%2200942405%22">00942405 </searchLink><i>NLM ISO Abbreviation: </i>Med Phys <i>Subsets: </i>MEDLINE – Name: PublisherInfo Label: Imprint Name(s) Group: PubInfo Data: <i>Publication</i>: 2017- : Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley and Sons, Inc.<br /><i>Original Publication</i>: Lancaster, Pa., Published for the American Assn. of Physicists in Medicine by the American Institute of Physics. – Name: SubjectMESH Label: MeSH Terms Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Proton+Therapy%22">Proton Therapy*</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Proton+Therapy+instrumentation%22">instrumentation</searchLink> <br /><searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Proton+Therapy%22">Proton Therapy*</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Proton+Therapy+methods%22">methods</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="MH" term="%22Radiotherapy+Planning%2C+Computer-Assisted%22">Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MH" term="%22Radiotherapy+Planning%2C+Computer-Assisted+methods%22">methods</searchLink> ; <searchLink fieldCode="MH" term="%22Brain+Neoplasms%22">Brain Neoplasms</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MH" term="%22Brain+Neoplasms+radiotherapy%22">radiotherapy</searchLink> ; <searchLink fieldCode="MH" term="%22Radiotherapy+Dosage%22">Radiotherapy Dosage</searchLink> ; <searchLink fieldCode="MH" term="%22Humans%22">Humans</searchLink> – Name: Abstract Label: Abstract Group: Ab Data: Background: Spot scanning proton arc therapy (SPArc) combines the dosimetric advantages of proton therapy with the beam-angle freedom of arc delivery. However, current planning algorithms rely on static delivery assumptions that do not account for the temporal characteristics of pulsed-beam synchrocyclotron systems during continuous gantry rotation. This mismatch between nominal plans and actual treatment delivery may lead to clinically meaningful dose deviations.<br />Purpose: To develop and evaluate a dynamic arc delivery sequencing optimization framework that incorporates machine-specific delivery characteristics to minimize deviations between planned and delivered dose in SPArc.<br />Methods: A five-step dynamic arc delivery sequencing optimization framework was developed. The framework includes: (1) static and dynamic delivery time calculation, (2) spot and energy-layer disassembling, (3) incorporation of dynamic delivery timing into control points, (4) spot-weight fine-tuning, and (5) reconstruction of energy-layer sequences. Five multi-metastatic brain stereotactic radiosurgery cases were retrospectively evaluated. Delivery accuracy, efficiency and plan quality were assessed using virtual machine logfiles.<br />Results: The sequencing optimization framework substantially improved delivery accuracy while preserving plan quality and efficiency. For the total gross tumor volume, the mean absolute D98 deviation between planned and virtual logfile reconstructed doses decreased from 77.4 ± 81.0 cGyE (4.2 ± 4.5%) with static SPArc plans to 9.6 ± 4.0 cGyE (0.5 ± 0.2%) after sequencing optimization. For the worst metastasis in each case, D98 deviation decreased from 184.4 ± 145.2 cGyE (9.8 ± 7.9%) to 19.0 ± 16.4 cGyE (1.0 ± 0.8%), and D2 deviation decreased from 148.4 ± 114.4 cGyE (6.8 ± 5.6%) to 13.2 ± 8.6 cGyE (0.6 ± 0.4%). Target coverage and normal brain sparing remained statistically unchanged (p &gt; 0.05), and total delivery times differed by &lt; 1 s.<br />Conclusions: The proposed sequencing optimization framework addresses the temporal mismatch between static SPArc planning and dynamic delivery in synchrocyclotron-based systems. By improving delivery accuracy without compromising plan quality or delivery efficiency, the framework demonstrates the feasibility of incorporating machine-specific delivery timing into dynamic proton arc therapy.<br /> (© 2026 American Association of Physicists in Medicine.) – Name: Ref Label: References Group: RefInfo Data: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Feb 1;76(2):624-30. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2220117294%22">20117294)</searchLink><br />Med Phys. 2023 Mar;50(3):1305-1317. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2236373893%22">36373893)</searchLink><br />J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2012 Mar 08;13(2):3725. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2222402389%22">22402389)</searchLink><br />Front Oncol. 2022 Nov 10;12:1036139. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2236439480%22">36439480)</searchLink><br />Radiat Oncol. 2020 Jan 30;15(1):21. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2232000817%22">32000817)</searchLink><br />Lancet. 2026 Jan 10;407(10524):174-184. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2241391462%22">41391462)</searchLink><br />Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Dec 1;96(5):1107-1116. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2227869083%22">27869083)</searchLink><br />J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2024 Sep;25(9):e14486. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2239137008%22">39137008)</searchLink><br />Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Dec 1;87(5):871-3. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2224267966%22">24267966)</searchLink><br />Radiat Oncol. 2022 May 7;17(1):87. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2235525993%22">35525993)</searchLink><br />Front Oncol. 2022 May 19;12:804036. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2235664795%22">35664795)</searchLink><br />JAMA Oncol. 2020 Feb 1;6(2):237-246. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2231876914%22">31876914)</searchLink><br />Comput Biol Med. 2022 Sep;148:105609. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2235803749%22">35803749)</searchLink><br />Semin Radiat Oncol. 2013 Apr;23(2):77-87. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2223473684%22">23473684)</searchLink><br />Phys Med. 2024 Oct;126:104816. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2239326286%22">39326286)</searchLink><br />Acta Oncol. 2023 Jan;62(1):48-52. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2236729848%22">36729848)</searchLink><br />Phys Med Biol. 2012 Jun 7;57(11):R99-117. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2222571913%22">22571913)</searchLink><br />Med Dosim. 2024 Spring;49(1):2-12. 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