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Type of Document

Master's Thesis

Author

Sutton, Matthew William

Author's Email Address

mws5003@gmail.com

URN

etd-07072011-104906

Title

Delivery Accuracy of Image Guided Radiation Therapy Using Elekta Infinity's On-Board Imaging

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

Department

Physics & Astronomy

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Matthews, Kenneth L. II	Committee Chair
Hogstrom, Kenneth R.	Committee Member
King, Maurice L. Jr.	Committee Member
Parker, Brent C.	Committee Member
Shikhaliev, Polad	Committee Member
Stadler, Shane	Committee Member

Keywords

Anthropomorphic Head Phantom
Elekta
Radiation
IGRT
Delivery Accuracy
kVCBCT
cone-beam

Date of Defense

2011-06-13

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

Using the technique developed by Vinci et al. (2007), this project quantified the accuracy
and precision of the Elekta Infinity using an end-to-end test for the entire image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) treatment process. The IGRT capabilities of the on-board imaging systems for megavoltage (MV) planar imaging and kilovoltage cone beam computed tomography (kVCBCT)
were both evaluated. The accuracy of the on-board imaging systems will impact the size of
planning treatment margins.
A CIRS Radiosurgery head phantom with a Gafchromic EBT2 film dosimetry block insert was used to measure the dose distributions in the three orthogonal planes. A coplanar, isocentric, seven-field treatment plan was created for a cylindrical target volume located at the center of the film cube. The phantom was manually positioned on the treatment couch, either correctly aligned to the room lasers or with intentional misalignments of &177 5 mm in three
directions of couch motion. Prior to treatment, one of the IGRT modalities was utilized to identify misalignment; the calculated realignment values were used to shift the phantom prior to
treatment delivery. After treatment, the delivered dose distributions were analyzed and compared to the calculated planar dose distributions. Two metrics were analyzed from the film&58 positional alignment error of the 70&37 isodose line and comparison of spatial shifts of the 80&37 dose points.
Positional alignment error quantified displacement between the midpoints of the measured and calculated dose profiles; shifts at the 80&37 dose points indicated distortions in the profiles.
Investigation of the accuracy of the couch motion revealed a systematic 1 mm error at
fixed locations along the longitudinal axis. Using a non-invasive immobilization device and onboard image guidance, setup margins on the Elekta Infinity should be set to 2 mm using
kVCBCT and 3 mm using MV planar imaging. To use the Elekta Infinity for high precision deliveries with minimal planning target volumes would require tighter tolerances in couch motion; a couch with rotational as well as translational motion seems advisable. For high precision deliveries, image guidance using kVCBCT is recommended over MV planar image guidance.

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