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Zhang P, Yao L, Shan G, Chen Y. A model of radiation-induced temporomandibular joint damage in mice. Int J Radiat Biol 2022; 98:1-10. [PMID: 35467478 DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2022.2069298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE A small animal radiation research platform (SARRP) equipped with a miniature beam system, an image-guided positioning system, and a dose planning system was used to develop and evaluate a mouse model of radiation-induced temporomandibular damage. METHODS Left jaw disks of adult male C57BL/6 mice and C3H mice were targeted using the SARRP for image-guided irradiation. The total radiation dose was 75 Gy. Experiment 1 (Scoping study): Mice in the C57BL/6 mouse test and control groups were sacrificed at 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 weeks after irradiation, whereas mice in the C3H test and control groups were sacrificed at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 weeks after irradiation. Experiment 2 (Full -scale validation study): Mice in the C57BL/6 mouse test and control groups were sacrificed at 1, 3 and 6 weeks after irradiation. Histopathological analysis of the temporomandibular skeletal muscle in each group was performed using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Masson staining; the temporal mandibular bone was examined through H&E staining. RESULTS SARRP delivered the rated dose to the temporomandibular joints of C57BL/6 and C3H mice. C3H and C57BL/6 mice in the test group showed different degrees of osteocytic necrosis and osteoporosis at different time points. H&E staining of skeletal muscle tissue showed slight fibrosis in the C57BL/6 test at 3 and 6 weeks time point. CONCLUSION We established a model of radiation-induced damage in the temporomandibular joint of C57BL/6 mice and demonstrated that the observed physiological and histological changes correspond to radiation damage observed in humans. Furthermore, the SARRP can deliver precise radiation doses.
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- Peng Zhang
- Department of Radiology Physics, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology Physics, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology Physics, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Radiology Oncology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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Malimban J, Lathouwers D, Qian H, Verhaegen F, Wiedemann J, Brandenburg S, Staring M. Deep learning-based segmentation of the thorax in mouse micro-CT scans. Sci Rep 2022; 12:1822. [PMID: 35110676 PMCID: PMC8810936 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05868-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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For image-guided small animal irradiations, the whole workflow of imaging, organ contouring, irradiation planning, and delivery is typically performed in a single session requiring continuous administration of anaesthetic agents. Automating contouring leads to a faster workflow, which limits exposure to anaesthesia and thereby, reducing its impact on experimental results and on animal wellbeing. Here, we trained the 2D and 3D U-Net architectures of no-new-Net (nnU-Net) for autocontouring of the thorax in mouse micro-CT images. We trained the models only on native CTs and evaluated their performance using an independent testing dataset (i.e., native CTs not included in the training and validation). Unlike previous studies, we also tested the model performance on an external dataset (i.e., contrast-enhanced CTs) to see how well they predict on CTs completely different from what they were trained on. We also assessed the interobserver variability using the generalized conformity index ([Formula: see text]) among three observers, providing a stronger human baseline for evaluating automated contours than previous studies. Lastly, we showed the benefit on the contouring time compared to manual contouring. The results show that 3D models of nnU-Net achieve superior segmentation accuracy and are more robust to unseen data than 2D models. For all target organs, the mean surface distance (MSD) and the Hausdorff distance (95p HD) of the best performing model for this task (nnU-Net 3d_fullres) are within 0.16 mm and 0.60 mm, respectively. These values are below the minimum required contouring accuracy of 1 mm for small animal irradiations, and improve significantly upon state-of-the-art 2D U-Net-based AIMOS method. Moreover, the conformity indices of the 3d_fullres model also compare favourably to the interobserver variability for all target organs, whereas the 2D models perform poorly in this regard. Importantly, the 3d_fullres model offers 98% reduction in contouring time.
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- Justin Malimban
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, 2629 JB, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Biology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Location AMC) and Cancer Center Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems-Section Molecular Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Deng Z, Xu X, Dehghani H, Sforza DM, Iordachita I, Lim M, Wong JW, Wang KKH. Quantitative Bioluminescence Tomography for In Vivo Volumetric-Guided Radiotherapy. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2393:701-731. [PMID: 34837208 PMCID: PMC9098109 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1803-5_38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Several groups, including ours, have initiated efforts to develop small-animal irradiators that mimic radiation therapy (RT) for human treatment. The major image modality used to guide irradiation is cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). While CBCT provides excellent guidance capability, it is less adept at localizing soft tissue targets growing in a low image contrast environment. In contrast, bioluminescence imaging (BLI) provides strong image contrast and thus is an attractive solution for soft tissue targeting. However, commonly used 2D BLI on an animal surface is inadequate to guide irradiation, because optical transport from an internal bioluminescent tumor is highly susceptible to the effects of optical path length and tissue absorption and scattering. Recognition of these limitations led us to integrate 3D bioluminescence tomography (BLT) with the small animal radiation research platform (SARRP). In this chapter, we introduce quantitative BLT (QBLT) with the advanced capabilities of quantifying tumor volume for irradiation guidance. The detail of system components, calibration protocol, and step-by-step procedure to conduct the QBLT-guided irradiation are described.
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- Zijian Deng
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Xu X, Deng Z, Dehghani H, Iordachita I, Lim M, Wong JW, Wang KKH. Quantitative Bioluminescence Tomography-guided Conformal Irradiation for Preclinical Radiation Research. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021; 111:1310-1321. [PMID: 34411639 PMCID: PMC8602741 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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PURPOSE Widely used cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)-guided irradiators in preclinical radiation research are limited to localize soft tissue target because of low imaging contrast. Knowledge of target volume is a fundamental need for radiation therapy (RT). Without such information to guide radiation, normal tissue can be overirradiated, introducing experimental uncertainties. This led us to develop high-contrast quantitative bioluminescence tomography (QBLT) for guidance. The use of a 3-dimensional bioluminescence signal, related to cell viability, for preclinical radiation research is one step toward biology-guided RT. METHODS AND MATERIALS Our QBLT system enables multiprojection and multispectral bioluminescence imaging to maximize input data for the tomographic reconstruction. Accurate quantification of spectrum and dynamic change of in vivo signal were also accounted for the QBLT. A spectral-derivative method was implemented to eliminate the modeling of the light propagation from animal surface to detector. We demonstrated the QBLT capability of guiding conformal RT using a bioluminescent glioblastoma (GBM) model in vivo. A threshold was determined to delineate QBLT reconstructed gross target volume (GTVQBLT), which provides the best overlap between the GTVQBLT and CBCT contrast labeled GBM (GTV), used as the ground truth for GBM volume. To account for the uncertainty of GTVQBLT in target positioning and volume delineation, a margin was determined and added to the GTVQBLT to form a QBLT planning target volume (PTVQBLT) for guidance. RESULTS The QBLT can reconstruct in vivo GBM with localization accuracy within 1 mm. A 0.5-mm margin was determined and added to GTVQBLT to form PTVQBLT, largely improving tumor coverage from 75.0% (0 mm margin) to 97.9% in average, while minimizing normal tissue toxicity. With the goal of prescribed dose 5 Gy covering 95% of PTVQBLT, QBLT-guided 7-field conformal RT can effectively irradiate 99.4 ± 1.0% of GTV. CONCLUSIONS The QBLT provides a unique opportunity for investigators to use biologic information for target delineation, guiding conformal irradiation, and reducing normal tissue involvement, which is expected to increase reproducibility of scientific discovery.
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- Xiangkun Xu
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Biomedical Imaging and Radiation Technology Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Biomedical Imaging and Radiation Technology Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Biomedical Imaging and Radiation Technology Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
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Deng Z, Xu X, Dehghani H, Reyes J, Zheng L, Klose AD, Wong JW, Tran PT, Wang KKH. In vivo bioluminescence tomography-guided radiation research platform for pancreatic cancer: an initial study using subcutaneous and orthotopic pancreatic tumor models. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2020; 11224. [PMID: 33223595 DOI: 10.1117/12.2546503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Genetically engineered mouse model(GEMM) that develops pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC) offers an experimental system to advance our understanding of radiotherapy(RT) for pancreatic cancer. Cone beam CT(CBCT)-guided small animal radiation research platform(SARRP) has been developed to mimic the RT used for human. However, we recognized that CBCT is inadequate to localize the PDAC growing in low image contrast environment. We innovated bioluminescence tomography(BLT) to guide SARRP irradiation for in vivo PDAC. Before working on the complex PDAC-GEMM, we first validated our BLT target localization using subcutaneous and orthotopic pancreatic tumor models. Our BLT process involves the animal transport between the BLT system and SARRP. We inserted a titanium wire into the orthotopic tumor as the fiducial marker to track the tumor location and to validate the BLT reconstruction accuracy. Our data shows that with careful animal handling, minimum disturbance for target position was introduced during our BLT imaging procedure(<0.5mm). However, from longitudinal 2D bioluminescence image(BLI) study, the day-to-day location variation for an abdominal tumor can be significant. We also showed that the 2D BLI in single projection setting cannot accurately capture the abdominal tumor location. It renders that 3D BLT with multiple-projection is needed to quantify the tumor volume and location for precise radiation research. Our initial results show the BLT can retrieve the location at 2mm accuracy for both tumor models, and the tumor volume can be delineated within 25% accuracy. The study for the subcutaneous and orthotopic models will provide us valuable knowledge for BLT-guided PDAC-GEMM radiation research.
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- Zijian Deng
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21287
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21287
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- School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK B15 2TT
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21287
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- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21287.,Precision Medicine Center of Excellence Program for Pancreatic Cancer, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21287
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21287
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21287
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21287
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Poirier Y, Johnstone CD, Anvari A, Brodin NP, Santos MD, Bazalova-Carter M, Sawant A. A failure modes and effects analysis quality management framework for image-guided small animal irradiators: A change in paradigm for radiation biology. Med Phys 2020; 47:2013-2022. [PMID: 31986221 DOI: 10.1002/mp.14049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Image-guided small animal irradiators (IGSAI) are increasingly being adopted in radiation biology research. These animal irradiators, designed to deliver radiation with submillimeter accuracy, exhibit complexity similar to that of clinical radiation delivery systems, including image guidance, robotic stage motion, and treatment planning systems. However, physics expertise and resources are scarcer in radiation biology, which makes implementation of conventional prescriptive QA infeasible. In this study, we apply the failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA) popularized by the AAPM task group 100 (TG-100) report to IGSAI and radiation biological research. METHODS Radiation biological research requires a change in paradigm where small errors to large populations of animals are more severe than grievous errors that only affect individuals. To this end, we created a new adverse effects severity table adapted to radiation biology research based on the original AAPM TG-100 severity table. We also produced a process tree which outlines the main components of radiation biology studies performed on an IGSAI, adapted from the original clinical IMRT process tree from TG-100. Using this process tree, we created and distributed a preliminary survey to eight expert IGSAI operators in four institutions. Operators rated proposed failure modes for occurrence, severity, and lack of detectability, and were invited to share their own experienced failure modes. Risk probability numbers (RPN) were calculated and used to identify the failure modes which most urgently require intervention. RESULTS Surveyed operators indicated a number of high (RPN >125) failure modes specific to small animal irradiators. Errors due to equipment breakdown, such as loss of anesthesia or thermal control, received relatively low RPN (12-48) while errors related to the delivery of radiation dose received relatively high RPN (72-360). Errors identified could either be improved by manufacturer intervention (e.g., electronic interlocks for filter/collimator) or physics oversight (errors related to tube calibration or treatment planning system commissioning). Operators identified a number of failure modes including collision between the collimator and the stage, misalignment between imaging and treatment isocenter, inaccurate robotic stage homing/translation, and incorrect SSD applied to hand calculations. These were all relatively highly rated (90-192), indicating a possible bias in operators towards reporting high RPN failure modes. CONCLUSIONS The first FMEA specific to radiation biology research was applied to image-guided small animal irradiators following the TG-100 methodology. A new adverse effects severity table and a process tree recognizing the need for a new paradigm were produced, which will be of great use to future investigators wishing to pursue FMEA in radiation biology research. Future work will focus on expanding scope of user surveys to users of all commercial IGSAI and collaborating with manufacturers to increase the breadth of surveyed expert operators.
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- Yannick Poirier
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Service de Recherche en Radiobiologie et en Médecine régénérative, Laboratoire de Radiobiologie des expositions Accidentelles, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Deng Z, Xu X, Garzon-Muvdi T, Xia Y, Kim E, Belcaid Z, Luksik A, Maxwell R, Choi J, Wang H, Yu J, Iordachita I, Lim M, Wong JW, Wang KKH. In Vivo Bioluminescence Tomography Center of Mass-Guided Conformal Irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019; 106:612-620. [PMID: 31738948 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE The cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-guided small animal radiation research platform (SARRP) has provided unique opportunities to test radiobiologic hypotheses. However, CBCT is less adept to localize soft tissue targets growing in a low imaging contrast environment. Three-dimensional bioluminescence tomography (BLT) provides strong image contrast and thus offers an attractive solution. We introduced a novel and efficient BLT-guided conformal radiation therapy and demonstrated it in an orthotopic glioblastoma (GBM) model. METHODS AND MATERIALS A multispectral BLT system was integrated with SARRP for radiation therapy (RT) guidance. GBM growth curve was first established by contrast CBCT/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to derive equivalent sphere as approximated gross target volume (aGTV). For BLT, mice were subject to multispectral bioluminescence imaging, followed by SARRP CBCT imaging and optical reconstruction. The CBCT image was acquired to generate anatomic mesh for the reconstruction and RT planning. To ensure high accuracy of the BLT-reconstructed center of mass (CoM) for target localization, we optimized the optical absorption coefficients μa by minimizing the distance between the CoMs of BLT reconstruction and contrast CBCT/MRI-delineated GBM volume. The aGTV combined with the uncertainties of BLT CoM localization and target volume determination was used to generate estimated target volume (ETV). For conformal irradiation procedure, the GBM was first localized by the predetermined ETV centered at BLT-reconstructed CoM, followed by SARRP radiation. The irradiation accuracy was qualitatively confirmed by pathologic staining. RESULTS Deviation between CoMs of BLT reconstruction and contrast CBCT/MRI-imaged GBM is approximately 1 mm. Our derived ETV centered at BLT-reconstructed CoM covers >95% of the tumor volume. Using the second-week GBM as an example, the ETV-based BLT-guided irradiation can cover 95.4% ± 4.7% tumor volume at prescribed dose. The pathologic staining demonstrated the BLT-guided irradiated area overlapped well with the GBM location. CONCLUSIONS The BLT-guided RT enables 3-dimensional conformal radiation for important orthotopic tumor models, which provides investigators a new preclinical research capability.
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- Zijian Deng
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Shanxi, China
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- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Anvari A, Poirier Y, Sawant A. A comprehensive geometric quality assurance framework for preclinical microirradiators. Med Phys 2019; 46:1840-1851. [PMID: 30656713 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The mechanical and geometric accuracy of small animal image-guided radiotherapy (SA-IGRT) systems is critical and is affected by a number of system-related factors. Because of the small dimensions involved in preclinical radiotherapy research, such factors can individually and/or cumulatively contribute to significant errors in the small animal radiation research. In this study, we developed and implemented a comprehensive quality assurance (QA) framework for characterizing the mechanical and geometric constancy and accuracy of the small animal radiation research platform (SARRP) system. METHODS We quantified the accuracy of gantry and stage rotation isocentricity and positional stage translations. We determined the accuracy and symmetry of field sizes formed by collimators. We evaluated collimator assembly system performance by characterization of collimator axis alignment along the beam axis during gantry rotation. Furthermore, we quantified the end-to-end precision and accuracy of image-guided delivery by examining the congruence of intended (e.g., imaging) and actual delivery (measured during experiment) isocenters. RESULTS The fine and broad beams showed different central axes. The center of the beam was offset toward the cathode (0.22 ± 0.05 mm) when switching the beam from a fine to a broad focus. Larger (custom-made) collimators were more symmetrically centered than smaller (standard) collimators. The field formed by a 1-mm circular collimator was found to deviate from the circular shape, measuring 1.55 mm and 1.25 mm in the X and Y directions, respectively. The 40-mm collimator showed a field that was 1.65 (4.13%) and 1.3 (3.25%) mm smaller than nominal values in the X and Y directions, respectively, and the 30-mm collimator field was smaller by 0.75 mm (2.5%) in the X direction. Results showed that fields formed by other collimators were accurate in both directions and had ≤2% error. The size of the gantry rotation isocenter was 1.45 ± 0.15 mm. While the gantry rotated, lateral and longitudinal isocenter displacements ranged from 0 to -0.34 and -0.44 to 0.33 mm, respectively. Maximum lateral and longitudinal displacements were found at obliques gantry angles of -135° and 45°, respectively. The stage translational accuracies were 0.015, 0.010, and 0 mm in the X, Y, and Z directions, respectively. The size of the stage rotation runout was 2.73 ± 0.3 mm. Maximum displacements of the stage rotational axis were -0.38 (X direction) and -0.26 (Y direction) mm at stage angles of -45° and -135°, respectively. We found that displacements of intended and actual delivery isocenters were 0.24 ± 0.10, 0.12 ± 0.62, and 0.12 ± 0.42 mm in the X, Y, and Z directions, respectively. CONCLUSION We used the SARRP built-in electronic portal imaging device (EPID) to perform most of the geometric QA tests, demonstrating the utility of the EPID for characterizing the geometric accuracy and precision of the SA-IGRT system. However, in principle, the methodology and tests developed here are applicable to any digital imaging detector available in SA-IGRT systems or film. The flexibility of film allows these tests to be adapted for QA of non-IGRT, cabinet irradiators, which make up many of preclinical small animal irradiators.
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- Akbar Anvari
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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Toward a pre-clinical irradiator using clinical infrastructure. Phys Med 2019; 58:21-31. [PMID: 30824146 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Pre-clinical irradiation systems use kilovoltage x-ray systems to deliver small fields of radiation in static beam arrangements or arcs. The systems are costly and the radiobiological effectiveness of kilovoltage beams is known to differ from the megavoltage photon beams used clinically. This work used Developer mode on the Varian TrueBeam STx linear accelerator to create a pre-clinical irradiator capable of treating millimeter-sized targets. MATERIALS AND METHODS A treatment field defined by a single opposed leaf pair was used to deliver arc-based treatments. Dynamic couch trajectories were used to create a shortened virtual isocentre. Initially, a pre-treatment imaging procedure was used to quantify target misalignment at control points along the arcs and determine appropriate couch positional corrections. This was followed by the treatment arcs in which the positional corrections were implemented. Monte Carlo simulations and radiochromic film were used to calculate and measure dose distributions. RESULTS A 1 mm leaf separation produced the optimal dose distributions. Couch position corrections up to 2.1 mm were required to maintain a target at virtual isocentre. Application of couch corrections reduced non-coplanar arc treatments dose profile by 1.2 mm at 30% of the maximum dose. Treatment of a 1 mm diameter target would result in falloff distances to the 80%, 50% and 25% of the 90% prescription line of 0.3 mm, 0.5 mm and 1.3 mm from the target edge respectively. CONCLUSIONS This work has demonstrated that it is possible to deliver highly compact dose distributions using megavoltage photon beams from existing clinical infrastructure.
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Johnstone CD, Therriault-Proulx F, Beaulieu L, Bazalova-Carter M. Characterization of a plastic scintillating detector for the Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP). Med Phys 2018; 46:394-404. [PMID: 30417377 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to characterize a small plastic scintillator developed for high resolution, real-time dosimetry of therapy and imaging x-ray beams delivered by an image-guided small animal irradiator. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 1 mm diameter, 1 mm long polystyrene BCF-60 scintillating fiber dosimeter was characterized with 220 kVp therapy and 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80 kVp imaging beams on the Small Animal Research Platform (SARRP). Scintillator output, sensitivity (charge per unit dose), linearity, and 0.2-mm resolution beam profile measurements were performed. A validated in-house Monte Carlo (MC) model of the SARRP was used to compute detailed energy spectra at locations of dosimetry, and validated scintillator measurement with MC simulations. Mass energy-absorption coefficients from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) tables convolved with MC-derived spectra were used in conjunction with Birks ionization quenching factors to correct scintillator output. An air kerma calibration method was employed to correct scintillator output for in-air beam profile measurements with open, 5 × 5, and 3 × 3 mm2 square field sizes, and compared to MC simulations. RESULTS Scintillator dose response showed excellent linearity (R2 ≥ 0.999) for all sensitivity measurements, including output as a function of tube current. Detector sensitivity was 2.41 μC Gy-1 for the 220 kVp therapy beam, and it ranged from 1.21 to 1.32 μC Gy-1 for the 40-80 imaging beams. Percentage difference in sensitivity between the therapy and imaging beams before sensitivity correction and after using the Birks quenching factors were 52.3% and 10.2%, respectively. Percentage differences between the therapy and imaging beam sensitivities after using the air kerma calibration method for in-air measurements was excellent and below 0.3%. In-air beam profile measurements agreed to MC simulations within a mean difference of 2.4% for the 5 × 5 and 3 × 3 mm2 field sizes, however, the scintillator showed signs of volume averaging at the penumbra edges. CONCLUSIONS A small plastic scintillator was characterized for therapy and imaging energies of a small animal irradiator, with output corrected for using an in-house MC model of the irradiator. The characterization of the scintillator detector system for small fields presents steps toward implementing real-time measurements for quality assurance and small animal treatment and imaging dose verification.
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- Departement de Radio-Oncologie and Centre de recherche du CHU de Quebec, CHU de Quebec, Quebec, QC, G1R 3S1, Canada
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- Departement de Radio-Oncologie and Centre de recherche du CHU de Quebec, CHU de Quebec, Quebec, QC, G1R 3S1, Canada.,Departement de physique and Centre de recherche sur le Cancer, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8P 5C2, Canada
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Poirier Y, Johnstone CD, Kirkby C. The potential impact of ultrathin filter design on dosimetry and relative biological effectiveness in modern image-guided small animal irradiators. Br J Radiol 2018; 92:20180537. [PMID: 30281330 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20180537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE: Modern image-guided small animal irradiators like the Xstrahl Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) are designed with ultrathin 0.15 mm Cu filters, which compared with more heavily filtrated traditional cabinet-style biological irradiators, produce X-ray spectra weighted toward lower energies, impacting the dosimetric properties and the relative biological effectiveness (RBE). This study quantifies the effect of ultrathin filter design on relative depth dose profiles, absolute dose output, and RBE using Monte Carlo techniques. METHODS: The percent depth-dose and absolute dose output are calculated using kVDoseCalc and EGSnrc, respectively, while a tally based on the induction of double-strand breaks as a function of electron spectra invoked in PENELOPE is used to estimate the RBE. RESULTS: The RBE increases by >2.4% in the ultrathin filter design compared to a traditional irradiator. Furthermore, minute variations in filter thickness have notable effects on the dosimetric properties of the X-ray beam, increasing the percent depth dose (at 2 cm in water) by + 0.4%/0.01 mm Cu and decreasing absolute dose (at 2 cm depth in water) by -1.8%/0.01 mm Cu for the SARRP. CONCLUSIONS: These results show that modern image-guided irradiators are quite sensitive to small manufacturing variations in filter thickness, and show a small change in RBE compared to traditional X-ray irradiators. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: We quantify the consequences of ultrathin filter design in modern image-guided biological irradiators on relative and absolute dose, and RBE. Our results show these to be small, but not insignificant, suggesting laboratories transitioning between irradiators should carefully design their radiobiological experiments.
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- Yannick Poirier
- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Translational Radiation Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA.,2 Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Physics, University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Translational Radiation Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA.,3 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria , Victoria, BC , Canada
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- 4 Department of Medical Physics, Jack Ady Cancer Center , Lethbridge, AB , Canada.,5 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary , Calgary, AB , Canada.,6 Department of Oncology, University of Calgary , Calgary, AB , Canada
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Wang YF, Lin SC, Na YH, Black PJ, Wuu CS. Dosimetric verification and commissioning for a small animal image-guided irradiator. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 63:145001. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aacdcd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Barber J, Shieh CC, Counter W, Sykes J, Bennett P, Ahern V, Corde S, Heng SM, White P, Jackson M, Liu P, Keall PJ, Feain I. A CBCT study of the gravity-induced movement in rotating rabbits. Phys Med Biol 2018; 63:105012. [PMID: 29667933 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aabf12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Fixed-beam radiotherapy systems with subjects rotating about a longitudinal (horizontal) axis are subject to gravity-induced motion. Limited reports on the degree of this motion, and any deformation, has been reported previously. The purpose of this study is to quantify the degree of anatomical motion caused by rotating a subject around a longitudinal axis, using cone-beam CT (CBCT). In the current study, a purpose-made longitudinal rotating was aligned to a Varian TrueBeam kV imaging system. CBCT images of three live rabbits were acquired at fixed rotational offsets of the cradle. Rigid and deformable image registrations back to the original position were used to quantify the motion experienced by the subjects under rotation. In the rotation offset CBCTs, the mean magnitude of rigid translations was 5.7 ± 2.7 mm across all rabbits and all rotations. The translation motion was reproducible between multiple rotations within 2.1 mm, 1.1 mm, and 2.8 mm difference for rabbit 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The magnitude of the mean and absolute maximum deformation vectors were 0.2 ± 0.1 mm and 5.4 ± 2.0 mm respectively, indicating small residual deformations after rigid registration. In the non-rotated rabbit 4DCBCT, respiratory diaphragm motion up to 5 mm was observed, and the variation in respiratory motion as measured from a series of 4DCBCT scans acquired at each rotation position was small. The principle motion of the rotated subjects was rigid translational motion. The deformation of the anatomy under rotation was found to be similar in scale to normal respiratory motion. This indicates imaging and treatment of rotated subjects with fixed-beam systems can use rigid registration as the primary mode of motion estimation. While the scaling of deformation from rabbits to humans is uncertain, these proof-of-principle results indicate promise for fixed-beam treatment systems.
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- Jeffrey Barber
- Blacktown Cancer & Haematology Centre, Blacktown Hospital, Sydney NSW 2148, Australia. School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia. Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed
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Cho NB, Wong J, Kazanzides P. Fast Inverse Planning of Beam Directions and Weights for Small Animal Radiotherapy. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON RADIATION AND PLASMA MEDICAL SCIENCES 2018. [DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2018.2805876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Cho N, Tsiamas P, Velarde E, Tryggestad E, Jacques R, Berbeco R, McNutt T, Kazanzides P, Wong J. Validation of GPU-accelerated superposition-convolution dose computations for the Small Animal Radiation Research Platform. Med Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.12862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Nathan Cho
- Department of Computer Science; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School; Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore MD 21287 USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore MD 21287 USA
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- Department of Computer Science; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School; Boston MA 02215 USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore MD 21287 USA
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- Department of Computer Science; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore MD 21287 USA
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Development of a Prototype Robotic System for Radiosurgery with Upper Hemispherical Workspace. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING 2017; 2017:4264356. [PMID: 29065601 PMCID: PMC5546125 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4264356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 05/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This paper introduces a specialized robotic system under development for radiosurgery using a small-sized linear accelerator. The robotic system is a 5-DOF manipulator that can be installed above a patient to make an upper hemispherical workspace centered in a target point. In order to determine the optimal lengths of the link, we consider the requirements for the workspace of a linear accelerator for radiosurgery. A more suitable kinematic structure than conventional industrial manipulators is proposed, and the kinematic analysis is also provided. A graphic simulator is implemented and used for dynamic analysis. Based on those results, a prototype manipulator and its control system are under development.
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Prajapati S, Cox B, Swader R, Petry G, Eliceiri KW, Jeraj R, Mackie TR. Design of an Open-Source Binary Micromultileaf Collimator for a Small Animal Microradiotherapy System. J Med Device 2017. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4038017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is performed on a regular basis in the clinic to create complex radiation fields to treat cancer, but it has not been implemented in microradiotherapy (mRT) for preclinical systems. A multileaf collimator (MLC) is an integral part of a radiotherapy system that allows IMRT application. Presented here is the development of a key component of an open source mRT system for preclinical research. We have designed and fabricated a binary micro multileaf collimator (bmMLC) for mRT that can provide 1 mm or better resolution at isocenter and attenuate over 98% of a 250 kVp X-ray beam. This is the smallest collimator system designed for RT systems, with 20 brass leaves, each 0.5 mm thick, creating a physical field opening of 1 cm × 1 cm. The mode of actuation for the leaves was rotational, rather than linear, which is typical in larger clinical RT systems. The design presented here met the identified design requirements and represents a rigorous design process, during which several less successful designs were investigated and eventually discarded. After the fabrication of the design, dosimetric characteristics were tested and requirements were met. The final bmMLC designs and technical documents are made available as open-source.
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- Surendra Prajapati
- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Room 1005, Madison, WI 53705
- Morgridge Institute for Research, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI 53715 e-mail:
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- Morgridge Institute for Research, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI 53715
- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Room 1005, Madison, WI 53705 e-mail:
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- Morgridge Institute for Research, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI 53715 e-mail:
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- Morgridge Institute for Research, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI 53715 e-mail:
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- Morgridge Institute for Research, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI 53715
- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Room 1005, Madison, WI 53705 e-mail:
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Room 1005, Madison, WI 53705 e-mail:
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Room 1005, Madison, WI 53705
- Morgridge Institute for Research, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI 53715 e-mail:
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Karagounis IV, Abatzoglou IM, Koukourakis MI. Technical Note: Partial body irradiation of mice using a customized PMMA apparatus and a clinical 3D planning/LINAC radiotherapy system. Med Phys 2017; 43:2200. [PMID: 27147332 DOI: 10.1118/1.4945274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In vivo radiobiology experiments involving partial body irradiation (PBI) of mice are of major importance because they allow for the evaluation of individual organ tolerance; overcoming current limitations of experiments using lower dose, whole body irradiation. In the current study, the authors characterize and validate an effective and efficient apparatus for multiple animal PBI, directed to the head, thorax, or abdomen of mice. METHODS The apparatus is made of polymethylmethacrylate and consists of a rectangular parallelepiped prism (40 cm × 16 cm × 8 cm), in which five holes were drilled to accomodate standard 60 ml syringes, each housing an unanesthetized, fully immobilized mouse. Following CT-scanning and radiotherapy treatment planning, radiation fields were designed to irradiate the head, thorax, or abdomen of the animal. Thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) were used to confirm the treatment planning dosimetry for primary beam and scattered radiation. RESULTS Mice are efficiently placed into 60 ml syringes and immobilized, without the use of anesthetics. Although partial rotational movement around the longitudinal axis and a minor 2 mm forward/backward movement are permitted, this does not compromise the irradiation of the chosen body area. TLDs confirmed the dose values predicted by the treatment planning dosimetry, both for primary beam and scattered radiation. CONCLUSIONS The customized PMMA apparatus described and validated is cost-effective, convenient to use, and efficient in performing PBI without the use of anesthesia. The developed apparatus permits the isolated irradiation of the mouse head, thorax, and abdomen. Importantly, the apparatus allows the delivery of PBI to five mice, simultaneously, representing an efficient way to effectively expose a large number of animals to PBI through multiple daily fractions, simulating clinical radiotherapy treatment schedules.
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- Ilias V Karagounis
- Department of Radiotherapy-Oncology, Radiopathology and Radiobiology Unit, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece
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- Medical Physics Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece
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- Department of Radiotherapy-Oncology, Radiopathology and Radiobiology Unit, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece
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Yu J, Zhang B, Iordachita II, Reyes J, Lu Z, Brock MV, Patterson MS, Wong JW, Wang KKH. Systematic study of target localization for bioluminescence tomography guided radiation therapy. Med Phys 2017; 43:2619. [PMID: 27147371 DOI: 10.1118/1.4947481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To overcome the limitation of CT/cone-beam CT (CBCT) in guiding radiation for soft tissue targets, the authors developed a spectrally resolved bioluminescence tomography (BLT) system for the small animal radiation research platform. The authors systematically assessed the performance of the BLT system in terms of target localization and the ability to resolve two neighboring sources in simulations, tissue-mimicking phantom, and in vivo environments. METHODS Multispectral measurements acquired in a single projection were used for the BLT reconstruction. The incomplete variables truncated conjugate gradient algorithm with an iterative permissible region shrinking strategy was employed as the optimization scheme to reconstruct source distributions. Simulation studies were conducted for single spherical sources with sizes from 0.5 to 3 mm radius at depth of 3-12 mm. The same configuration was also applied for the double source simulation with source separations varying from 3 to 9 mm. Experiments were performed in a standalone BLT/CBCT system. Two self-illuminated sources with 3 and 4.7 mm separations placed inside a tissue-mimicking phantom were chosen as the test cases. Live mice implanted with single-source at 6 and 9 mm depth, two sources at 3 and 5 mm separation at depth of 5 mm, or three sources in the abdomen were also used to illustrate the localization capability of the BLT system for multiple targets in vivo. RESULTS For simulation study, approximate 1 mm accuracy can be achieved at localizing center of mass (CoM) for single-source and grouped CoM for double source cases. For the case of 1.5 mm radius source, a common tumor size used in preclinical study, their simulation shows that for all the source separations considered, except for the 3 mm separation at 9 and 12 mm depth, the two neighboring sources can be resolved at depths from 3 to 12 mm. Phantom experiments illustrated that 2D bioluminescence imaging failed to distinguish two sources, but BLT can provide 3D source localization with approximately 1 mm accuracy. The in vivo results are encouraging that 1 and 1.7 mm accuracy can be attained for the single-source case at 6 and 9 mm depth, respectively. For the 2 sources in vivo study, both sources can be distinguished at 3 and 5 mm separations, and approximately 1 mm localization accuracy can also be achieved. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that their multispectral BLT/CBCT system could be potentially applied to localize and resolve multiple sources at wide range of source sizes, depths, and separations. The average accuracy of localizing CoM for single-source and grouped CoM for double sources is approximately 1 mm except deep-seated target. The information provided in this study can be instructive to devise treatment margins for BLT-guided irradiation. These results also suggest that the 3D BLT system could guide radiation for the situation with multiple targets, such as metastatic tumor models.
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- Jingjing Yu
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21231 and School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21231
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- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21231
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- Department of Oncology and Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21231 and Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Department of GI Oncology, Peking University, Beijing Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Oncology and Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21231
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- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21231
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21231
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Sharma S, Narayanasamy G, Przybyla B, Webber J, Boerma M, Clarkson R, Moros EG, Corry PM, Griffin RJ. Advanced Small Animal Conformal Radiation Therapy Device. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2017; 16:45-56. [PMID: 26792490 PMCID: PMC5616115 DOI: 10.1177/1533034615626011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We have developed a small animal conformal radiation therapy device that provides a degree of geometrical/anatomical targeting comparable to what is achievable in a commercial animal irradiator. small animal conformal radiation therapy device is capable of producing precise and accurate conformal delivery of radiation to target as well as for imaging small animals. The small animal conformal radiation therapy device uses an X-ray tube, a robotic animal position system, and a digital imager. The system is in a steel enclosure with adequate lead shielding following National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements 49 guidelines and verified with Geiger-Mueller survey meter. The X-ray source is calibrated following AAPM TG-61 specifications and mounted at 101.6 cm from the floor, which is a primary barrier. The X-ray tube is mounted on a custom-made "gantry" and has a special collimating assembly system that allows field size between 0.5 mm and 20 cm at isocenter. Three-dimensional imaging can be performed to aid target localization using the same X-ray source at custom settings and an in-house reconstruction software. The small animal conformal radiation therapy device thus provides an excellent integrated system to promote translational research in radiation oncology in an academic laboratory. The purpose of this article is to review shielding and dosimetric measurement and highlight a few successful studies that have been performed to date with our system. In addition, an example of new data from an in vivo rat model of breast cancer is presented in which spatially fractionated radiation alone and in combination with thermal ablation was applied and the therapeutic benefit examined.
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- Sunil Sharma
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Division of Radiation Health, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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Frelin-Labalme AM, Beaudouin V. Development of a dynamic phantom and investigation of mobile target imaging and irradiation in preclinical small animal research. Br J Radiol 2016; 90:20160442. [PMID: 27826982 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20160442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Progress made in preclinical radiotherapy makes respiratory gating reachable. Nevertheless, technical means are still needed, as well as accurate investigations of the effect of motion on small animal treatment plans. METHODS An animal-scaled dynamic phantom (0.3-11.1-mm motion peak-to-peak amplitude, 30-120 cycles per minute) was developed and characterized. It was used to evaluate respiratory monitoring and high resolution imaging (μPET/CT scans). The width and position variations of a fluorine-18 solution were measured for various motions and gating configurations. The phantom was finally used to measure the impact of motion on dose distribution for vertical irradiation using 2.5- and 5-mm collimations. RESULTS Phantom motions accurately reproduced original waveforms with good rate and amplitude linearity (R2 = 1 and R2 = 0.9995, respectively). µPET/CT acquisitions showed an increase of 92% of the target size caused by a 4.9-mm sine motion and reduced to <12% by gating. Target motion measurements showed consistency better than 18% between modalities. Irradiations showed that motions >0.8 and 1.1 mm (for the 2.5- and 5-mm collimations, respectively) significantly impact dose homogeneity in the target. CONCLUSION The phantom allowed studying motion in small animal imaging and irradiation. It showed the important impact of motions >2 mm and provided accurate data to improve the management of mobile tumour irradiation. The implementation of gated irradiation, associated with motion-compensated imaging, is currently under progress. Advances in knowledge: Small animal irradiation gating is not yet used in preclinical studies. As few solutions are under development, tools and accurate studies are highly needed.
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- Anne-Marie Frelin-Labalme
- 1 Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, Boulevard Henri Becquerel, 14076 Caen, France.,2 Advanced Resource Centre for Hadrontherapy in Europe (ARCHADE) Program, Caen, France
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- 3 CEA, DRF, I2BM, LDM-TEP, GIP Cyceron, Boulevard Henri Becquerel, 14074 Caen, France
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Eslami S, Wong J, Iordachita I. A dual-use imaging system for pre-clinical small animal radiation research. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016; 2015:6904-7. [PMID: 26737880 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2015.7319980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The current cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) system on the small animal radiation research platform (SARRP) is less effective in localizing soft-tissue targets. On the contrary, molecular optical imaging techniques, such as bioluminescence tomography (BLT) and fluorescence tomography (FT), can provide high contrast soft tissue images to complement CBCT and offer functional information. In this study, we present a dual-use optical imaging system that enables BLT/FT for both on-board and stand-alone applications. The system consists of a mobile cart and an imaging unit. Multi-projection optical images can be acquired in a range of -90°~90° angles. An optical fiber driven by an X-Y-Z Cartesian stage serves as an excitation light source specifically for FT. Our results show that the accuracy and reproducibility of the system meets the requirements set by the pre-clinical workflow (<;0.1 mm and 0.5 degree error). Preliminary experiments demonstrate the feasibility of bioluminescent imaging in a tissue-simulating phantom with a luminescent source embedded. In a considerable light-tight environment, we can achieve average background optical intensity significantly lower than the luminescent signal (<; 5%).
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Awan MJ, Dorth J, Mani A, Kim H, Zheng Y, Mislmani M, Welford S, Yuan J, Wessels BW, Lo SS, Letterio J, Machtay M, Sloan A, Sohn JW. Development and Validation of a Small Animal Immobilizer and Positioning System for the Study of Delivery of Intracranial and Extracranial Radiotherapy Using the Gamma Knife System. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2016; 16:203-210. [PMID: 27444980 DOI: 10.1177/1533034616658394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The purpose of this research is to establish a process of irradiating mice using the Gamma Knife as a versatile system for small animal irradiation and to validate accurate intracranial and extracranial dose delivery using this system. A stereotactic immobilization device was developed for small animals for the Gamma Knife head frame allowing for isocentric dose delivery. Intercranial positional reproducibility of a reference point from a primary reference animal was verified on an additional mouse. Extracranial positional reproducibility of the mouse aorta was verified using 3 mice. Accurate dose delivery was validated using film and thermoluminescent dosimeter measurements with a solid water phantom. Gamma Knife plans were developed to irradiate intracranial and extracranial targets. Mice were irradiated validating successful targeted radiation dose delivery. Intramouse positional variability of the right mandible reference point across 10 micro-computed tomography scans was 0.65 ± 0.48 mm. Intermouse positional reproducibility across 2 mice at the same reference point was 0.76 ± 0.46 mm. The accuracy of dose delivery was 0.67 ± 0.29 mm and 1.01 ± 0.43 mm in the coronal and sagittal planes, respectively. The planned dose delivered to a mouse phantom was 2 Gy at the 50% isodose with a measured thermoluminescent dosimeter dose of 2.9 ± 0.3 Gy. The phosphorylated form of member X of histone family H2A (γH2AX) staining of irradiated mouse brain and mouse aorta demonstrated adjacent tissue sparing. In conclusion, our system for preclinical studies of small animal irradiation using the Gamma Knife is able to accurately deliver intracranial and extracranial targeted focal radiation allowing for preclinical experiments studying focal radiation.
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- Musaddiq J Awan
- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 2 Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 3 Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 4 Department of Neurosurgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Du S, Lockamy V, Zhou L, Xue C, LeBlanc J, Glenn S, Shukla G, Yu Y, Dicker AP, Leeper DB, Lu Y, Lu B. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Delivery in a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model of Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016; 96:529-37. [PMID: 27681749 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE To implement clinical stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) using a small animal radiation research platform (SARRP) in a genetically engineered mouse model of lung cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS A murine model of multinodular Kras-driven spontaneous lung tumors was used for this study. High-resolution cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging was used to identify and target peripheral tumor nodules, whereas off-target lung nodules in the contralateral lung were used as a nonirradiated control. CBCT imaging helps localize tumors, facilitate high-precision irradiation, and monitor tumor growth. SBRT planning, prescription dose, and dose limits to normal tissue followed the guidelines set by RTOG protocols. Pathologic changes in the irradiated tumors were investigated using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The image guided radiation delivery using the SARRP system effectively localized and treated lung cancer with precision in a genetically engineered mouse model of lung cancer. Immunohistochemical data confirmed the precise delivery of SBRT to the targeted lung nodules. The 60 Gy delivered in 3 weekly fractions markedly reduced the proliferation index, Ki-67, and increased apoptosis per staining for cleaved caspase-3 in irradiated lung nodules. CONCLUSIONS It is feasible to use the SARRP platform to perform dosimetric planning and delivery of SBRT in mice with lung cancer. This allows for preclinical studies that provide a rationale for clinical trials involving SBRT, especially when combined with immunotherapeutics.
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- Shisuo Du
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Held KD, Blakely EA, Story MD, Lowenstein DI. Use of the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory at Brookhaven National Laboratory to Conduct Charged Particle Radiobiology Studies Relevant to Ion Therapy. Radiat Res 2016; 185:563-7. [PMID: 27195609 DOI: 10.1667/rr14412.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Although clinical studies with carbon ions have been conducted successfully in Japan and Europe, the limited radiobiological information about charged particles that are heavier than protons remains a significant impediment to exploiting the full potential of particle therapy. There is growing interest in the U.S. to build a cancer treatment facility that utilizes charged particles heavier than protons. Therefore, it is essential that additional radiobiological knowledge be obtained using state-of-the-art technologies and biological models and end points relevant to clinical outcome. Currently, most such ion radiotherapy-related research is being conducted outside the U.S. This article addresses the substantial contributions to that research that are possible at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), which is the only facility in the U.S. at this time where heavy-ion radiobiology research with the ion species and energies of interest for therapy can be done. Here, we briefly discuss the relevant facilities at NSRL and how selected charged particle biology research gaps could be addressed using those facilities.
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- Kathryn D Held
- a Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- c University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and
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Ngen EJ, Wang L, Gandhi N, Kato Y, Armour M, Zhu W, Wong J, Gabrielson KL, Artemov D. A preclinical murine model for the early detection of radiation-induced brain injury using magnetic resonance imaging and behavioral tests for learning and memory: with applications for the evaluation of possible stem cell imaging agents and therapies. J Neurooncol 2016; 128:225-33. [PMID: 27021492 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-016-2111-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Stem cell therapies are being developed for radiotherapy-induced brain injuries (RIBI). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers advantages for imaging transplanted stem cells. However, most MRI cell-tracking techniques employ superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (SPIOs), which are difficult to distinguish from hemorrhage. In current preclinical RIBI models, hemorrhage occurs concurrently with other injury markers. This makes the evaluation of the recruitment of transplanted SPIO-labeled stem cells to injury sites difficult. Here, we developed a RIBI model, with early injury markers reflective of hippocampal dysfunction, which can be detected noninvasively with MRI and behavioral tests. Lesions were generated by sub-hemispheric irradiation of mouse hippocampi with single X-ray beams of 80 Gy. Lesion formation was monitored with anatomical and contrast-enhanced MRI and changes in memory and learning were assessed with fear-conditioning tests. Early injury markers were detected 2 weeks after irradiation. These included an increase in the permeability of the blood-brain barrier, demonstrated by a 92 ± 20 % contrast enhancement of the irradiated versus the non-irradiated brain hemispheres, within 15 min of the administration of an MRI contrast agent. A change in short-term memory was also detected, as demonstrated by a 40.88 ± 5.03 % decrease in the freezing time measured during the short-term memory context test at this time point, compared to that before irradiation. SPIO-labeled stem cells transplanted contralateral to the lesion migrated toward the lesion at this time point. No hemorrhage was detected up to 10 weeks after irradiation. This model can be used to evaluate SPIO-based stem cell-tracking agents, short-term.
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- Ethel J Ngen
- Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Traylor Building 217, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Traylor Building 217, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Traylor Building 217, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Traylor Building 217, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Traylor Building 217, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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Tillner F, Thute P, Löck S, Dietrich A, Fursov A, Haase R, Lukas M, Rimarzig B, Sobiella M, Krause M, Baumann M, Bütof R, Enghardt W. Precise image-guided irradiation of small animals: a flexible non-profit platform. Phys Med Biol 2016; 61:3084-108. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/8/3084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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[Small animal image-guided radiotherapy: A new era for preclinical studies]. Cancer Radiother 2016; 20:43-53. [PMID: 26856635 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Preclinical external beam radiotherapy irradiations used to be delivered with a static broad beam. To promote the transfer from animal to man, the preclinical treatment techniques dedicated to the animal have been optimized to be similar to those delivered to patients in clinical practice. In this context, preclinical irradiators have been developed. Due to the small sizes of the animals, and the irradiation beams, the scaling to the small animal dimensions involves specific problems. Reducing the size and energy of the irradiation beams require very high technical performance, especially for the mechanical stability of the irradiator and the spatial resolution of the imaging system. In addition, the determination of the reference absorbed dose rate must be conducted with a specific methodology and suitable detectors. To date, three systems are used for preclinical studies in France. The aim of this article is to present these new irradiators dedicated to small animals from a physicist point of view, including the commissioning and the quality control.
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Zhang B, Wang KKH, Yu J, Eslami S, Iordachita I, Reyes J, Malek R, Tran PT, Patterson MS, Wong JW. Bioluminescence Tomography-Guided Radiation Therapy for Preclinical Research. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015; 94:1144-53. [PMID: 26876954 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE In preclinical radiation research, it is challenging to localize soft tissue targets based on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) guidance. As a more effective method to localize soft tissue targets, we developed an online bioluminescence tomography (BLT) system for small-animal radiation research platform (SARRP). We demonstrated BLT-guided radiation therapy and validated targeting accuracy based on a newly developed reconstruction algorithm. METHODS AND MATERIALS The BLT system was designed to dock with the SARRP for image acquisition and to be detached before radiation delivery. A 3-mirror system was devised to reflect the bioluminescence emitted from the subject to a stationary charge-coupled device (CCD) camera. Multispectral BLT and the incomplete variables truncated conjugate gradient method with a permissible region shrinking strategy were used as the optimization scheme to reconstruct bioluminescent source distributions. To validate BLT targeting accuracy, a small cylindrical light source with high CBCT contrast was placed in a phantom and also in the abdomen of a mouse carcass. The center of mass (CoM) of the source was recovered from BLT and used to guide radiation delivery. The accuracy of the BLT-guided targeting was validated with films and compared with the CBCT-guided delivery. In vivo experiments were conducted to demonstrate BLT localization capability for various source geometries. RESULTS Online BLT was able to recover the CoM of the embedded light source with an average accuracy of 1 mm compared to that with CBCT localization. Differences between BLT- and CBCT-guided irradiation shown on the films were consistent with the source localization revealed in the BLT and CBCT images. In vivo results demonstrated that our BLT system could potentially be applied for multiple targets and tumors. CONCLUSIONS The online BLT/CBCT/SARRP system provides an effective solution for soft tissue targeting, particularly for small, nonpalpable, or orthotopic tumor models.
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- Bin Zhang
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Shaanxi, China
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- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Oncology and Urology, Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Stewart JMP, Ansell S, Lindsay PE, Jaffray DA. Online virtual isocenter based radiation field targeting for high performance small animal microirradiation. Phys Med Biol 2015; 60:9031-46. [PMID: 26540304 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/23/9031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Advances in precision microirradiators for small animal radiation oncology studies have provided the framework for novel translational radiobiological studies. Such systems target radiation fields at the scale required for small animal investigations, typically through a combination of on-board computed tomography image guidance and fixed, interchangeable collimators. Robust targeting accuracy of these radiation fields remains challenging, particularly at the millimetre scale field sizes achievable by the majority of microirradiators. Consistent and reproducible targeting accuracy is further hindered as collimators are removed and inserted during a typical experimental workflow. This investigation quantified this targeting uncertainty and developed an online method based on a virtual treatment isocenter to actively ensure high performance targeting accuracy for all radiation field sizes. The results indicated that the two-dimensional field placement uncertainty was as high as 1.16 mm at isocenter, with simulations suggesting this error could be reduced to 0.20 mm using the online correction method. End-to-end targeting analysis of a ball bearing target on radiochromic film sections showed an improved targeting accuracy with the three-dimensional vector targeting error across six different collimators reduced from [Formula: see text] mm (mean ± SD) to [Formula: see text] mm for an isotropic imaging voxel size of 0.1 mm.
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- James M P Stewart
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E2, Canada. Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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Brodin NP, Guha C, Tomé WA. Proposal for a Simple and Efficient Monthly Quality Management Program Assessing the Consistency of Robotic Image-Guided Small Animal Radiation Systems. HEALTH PHYSICS 2015; 109:S190-S199. [PMID: 26425981 PMCID: PMC4602164 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000000323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Modern pre-clinical radiation therapy (RT) research requires high precision and accurate dosimetry to facilitate the translation of research findings into clinical practice. Several systems are available that provide precise delivery and on-board imaging capabilities, highlighting the need for a quality management program (QMP) to ensure consistent and accurate radiation dose delivery. An ongoing, simple, and efficient QMP for image-guided robotic small animal irradiators used in pre-clinical RT research is described. Protocols were developed and implemented to assess the dose output constancy (based on the AAPM TG-61 protocol), cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) image quality and object representation accuracy (using a custom-designed imaging phantom), CBCT-guided target localization accuracy and consistency of the CBCT-based dose calculation. To facilitate an efficient read-out and limit the user dependence of the QMP data analysis, a semi-automatic image analysis and data representation program was developed using the technical computing software MATLAB. The results of the first 6-mo experience using the suggested QMP for a Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) are presented, with data collected on a bi-monthly basis. The dosimetric output constancy was established to be within ±1 %, the consistency of the image resolution was within ±0.2 mm, the accuracy of CBCT-guided target localization was within ±0.5 mm, and dose calculation consistency was within ±2 s (±3%) per treatment beam. Based on these results, this simple quality assurance program allows for the detection of inconsistencies in dosimetric or imaging parameters that are beyond the acceptable variability for a reliable and accurate pre-clinical RT system, on a monthly or bi-monthly basis.
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- N. Patrik Brodin
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
- Institute for Onco-Physics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
- Institute for Onco-Physics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
- Institute for Onco-Physics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Ngen EJ, Wang L, Kato Y, Krishnamachary B, Zhu W, Gandhi N, Smith B, Armour M, Wong J, Gabrielson K, Artemov D. Imaging transplanted stem cells in real time using an MRI dual-contrast method. Sci Rep 2015; 5:13628. [PMID: 26330231 PMCID: PMC4556978 DOI: 10.1038/srep13628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Stem cell therapies are currently being investigated for the repair of brain injuries. Although exogenous stem cell labelling with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) prior to transplantation provides a means to noninvasively monitor stem cell transplantation by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), monitoring cell death is still a challenge. Here, we investigate the feasibility of using an MRI dual-contrast technique to detect cell delivery, cell migration and cell death after stem cell transplantation. Human mesenchymal stem cells were dual labelled with SPIONs and gadolinium-based chelates (GdDTPA). The viability, proliferation rate, and differentiation potential of the labelled cells were then evaluated. The feasibility of this MRI technique to distinguish between live and dead cells was next evaluated using MRI phantoms, and in vivo using both immune-competent and immune-deficient mice, following the induction of brain injury in the mice. All results were validated with bioluminescence imaging. In live cells, a negative (T2/T2*) MRI contrast predominates, and is used to track cell delivery and cell migration. Upon cell death, a diffused positive (T1) MRI contrast is generated in the vicinity of the dead cells, and serves as an imaging marker for cell death. Ultimately, this technique could be used to manage stem cell therapies.
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- Ethel J Ngen
- The In vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center, Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21205, USA
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- The In vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center, Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21205, USA
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- The In vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center, Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21205, USA.,The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21205, USA
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- The In vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center, Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21205, USA
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- The In vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center, Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21205, USA
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- The Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21287, USA
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- The Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21205, USA
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- The Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21287, USA
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- The Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21287, USA
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- The Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21205, USA
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- The In vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center, Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21205, USA.,The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21205, USA
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Zhang L, Yuan H, Inscoe C, Chtcheprov P, Hadsell M, Lee Y, Lu J, Chang S, Zhou O. Nanotube x-ray for cancer therapy: a compact microbeam radiation therapy system for brain tumor treatment. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2015; 14:1411-8. [PMID: 25417729 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2014.978293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Microbeam radiation therapy (MRT) is a promising preclinical modality for cancer treatment, with remarkable preferential tumoricidal effects, that is, tumor eradication without damaging normal tissue functions. Significant lifespan extension has been demonstrated in brain tumor-bearing small animals treated with MRT. So far, MRT experiments can only be performed in a few synchrotron facilities around the world. Limited access to MRT facilities prevents this enormously promising radiotherapy technology from reaching the broader biomedical research community and hinders its potential clinical translation. We recently demonstrated, for the first time, the feasibility of generating microbeam radiation in a laboratory environment using a carbon nanotube x-ray source array and performed initial small animal studies with various brain tumor models. This new nanotechnology-enabled microbeam delivery method, although still in its infancy, has shown promise for achieving comparable therapeutic effects to synchrotron MRT and has offered a potential pathway for clinical translation.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Yang Y, Armour M, Wang KKH, Gandhi N, Iordachita I, Siewerdsen J, Wong J. Evaluation of a cone beam computed tomography geometry for image guided small animal irradiation. Phys Med Biol 2015; 60:5163-77. [PMID: 26083659 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/13/5163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The conventional imaging geometry for small animal cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is that a detector panel rotates around the head-to-tail axis of an imaged animal ('tubular' geometry). Another unusual but possible imaging geometry is that the detector panel rotates around the anterior-to-posterior axis of the animal ('pancake' geometry). The small animal radiation research platform developed at Johns Hopkins University employs the pancake geometry where a prone-positioned animal is rotated horizontally between an x-ray source and detector panel. This study is to assess the CBCT image quality in the pancake geometry and investigate potential methods for improvement. We compared CBCT images acquired in the pancake geometry with those acquired in the tubular geometry when the phantom/animal was placed upright simulating the conventional CBCT geometry. Results showed signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratios in the pancake geometry were reduced in comparison to the tubular geometry at the same dose level. But the overall spatial resolution within the transverse plane of the imaged cylinder/animal was better in the pancake geometry. A modest exposure increase to two folds in the pancake geometry can improve image quality to a level close to the tubular geometry. Image quality can also be improved by inclining the animal, which reduces streak artifacts caused by bony structures. The major factor resulting in the inferior image quality in the pancake geometry is the elevated beam attenuation along the long axis of the phantom/animal and consequently increased scatter-to-primary ratio in that orientation. Not withstanding, the image quality in the pancake-geometry CBCT is adequate to support image guided animal positioning, while providing unique advantages of non-coplanar and multiple mice irradiation. This study also provides useful knowledge about the image quality in the two very different imaging geometries, i.e. pancake and tubular geometry, respectively.
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- Yidong Yang
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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Felix MC, Fleckenstein J, Kirschner S, Hartmann L, Wenz F, Brockmann MA, Glatting G, Giordano FA. Image-Guided Radiotherapy Using a Modified Industrial Micro-CT for Preclinical Applications. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0126246. [PMID: 25993010 PMCID: PMC4438006 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose/Objective Although radiotherapy is a key component of cancer treatment, its implementation into pre-clinical in vivo models with relatively small target volumes is frequently omitted either due to technical complexity or expected side effects hampering long-term observational studies. We here demonstrate how an affordable industrial micro-CT can be converted into a small animal IGRT device at very low costs. We also demonstrate the proof of principle for the case of partial brain irradiation of mice carrying orthotopic glioblastoma implants. Methods/Materials A commercially available micro-CT originally designed for non-destructive material analysis was used. It consists of a CNC manipulator, a transmission X-ray tube (10–160 kV) and a flat-panel detector, which was used together with custom-made steel collimators (1–5 mm aperture size). For radiation field characterization, an ionization chamber, water-equivalent slab phantoms and radiochromic films were used. A treatment planning tool was implemented using a C++ application. For proof of principle, NOD/SCID/γc−/− mice were orthotopically implanted with U87MG high-grade glioma cells and irradiated using the novel setup. Results The overall symmetry of the radiation field at 150 kV was 1.04±0.02%. The flatness was 4.99±0.63% and the penumbra widths were between 0.14 mm and 0.51 mm. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) ranged from 1.97 to 9.99 mm depending on the collimator aperture size. The dose depth curve along the central axis followed a typical shape of keV photons. Dose rates measured were 10.7 mGy/s in 1 mm and 7.6 mGy/s in 5 mm depth (5 mm collimator aperture size). Treatment of mice with a single dose of 10 Gy was tolerated well and resulted in central tumor necrosis consistent with therapeutic efficacy. Conclusion A conventional industrial micro-CT can be easily modified to allow effective small animal IGRT even of critical target volumes such as the brain.
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- Manuela C. Felix
- Medical Radiation Physics/Radiation Protection, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Medical Radiation Physics/Radiation Protection, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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Jermoumi M, Korideck H, Bhagwat M, Zygmanski P, Makrigiogos GM, Berbeco RI, Cormack RC, Ngwa W. Comprehensive quality assurance phantom for the small animal radiation research platform (SARRP). Phys Med 2015; 31:529-35. [PMID: 25964129 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Revised: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To develop and test the suitability and performance of a comprehensive quality assurance (QA) phantom for the Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP). METHODS AND MATERIALS A QA phantom was developed for carrying out daily, monthly and annual QA tasks including: imaging, dosimetry and treatment planning system (TPS) performance evaluation of the SARRP. The QA phantom consists of 15 (60 × 60 × 5 mm(3)) kV-energy tissue equivalent solid water slabs. The phantom can incorporate optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters (OSLD), Mosfet or film. One slab, with inserts and another slab with hole patterns are particularly designed for image QA. RESULTS Output constancy measurement results showed daily variations within 3%. Using the Mosfet in phantom as target, results showed that the difference between TPS calculations and measurements was within 5%. Annual QA results for the Percentage depth dose (PDD) curves, lateral beam profiles, beam flatness and beam profile symmetry were found consistent with results obtained at commissioning. PDD curves obtained using film and OSLDs showed good agreement. Image QA was performed monthly, with image-quality parameters assessed in terms of CBCT image geometric accuracy, CT number accuracy, image spatial resolution, noise and image uniformity. CONCLUSIONS The results show that the developed QA phantom can be employed as a tool for comprehensive performance evaluation of the SARRP. The study provides a useful reference for development of a comprehensive quality assurance program for the SARRP and other similar small animal irradiators, with proposed tolerances and frequency of required tests.
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- M Jermoumi
- Department of Applied Physics, Medical Physics Program, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, MA, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, Medical Physics Program, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, MA, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Brodin NP, Tang J, Skalina K, Quinn TJ, Basu I, Guha C, Tomé WA. Semi-automatic cone beam CT segmentation of in vivo pre-clinical subcutaneous tumours provides an efficient non-invasive alternative for tumour volume measurements. Br J Radiol 2015; 88:20140776. [PMID: 25823502 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20140776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of using cone beam CT (CBCT) scans obtained in radiation studies using the small-animal radiation research platform to perform semi-automatic tumour segmentation of pre-clinical tumour volumes. METHODS Volume measurements were evaluated for different anatomical tumour sites, the flank, thigh and dorsum of the hind foot, for a variety of tumour cell lines. The estimated tumour volumes from CBCT and manual calliper measurements using different volume equations were compared with the "gold standard", measured by weighing the tumours following euthanasia and tumour resection. The correlation between tumour volumes estimated with the different methods, compared with the gold standard, was estimated by the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, root-mean-square deviation and the coefficient of determination. RESULTS The semi-automatic CBCT volume segmentation performed favourably compared with manual calliper measures for flank tumours ≤2 cm(3) and thigh tumours ≤1 cm(3). For tumours >2 cm(3) or foot tumours, the CBCT method was not able to accurately segment the tumour volumes and manual calliper measures were superior. CONCLUSION We demonstrated that tumour volumes of flank and thigh tumours, obtained as a part of radiation studies using image-guided small-animal irradiators, can be estimated more efficiently and accurately using semi-automatic segmentation from CBCT scans. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE This is the first study evaluating tumour volume assessment of pre-clinical subcutaneous tumours in different anatomical sites using on-board CBCT imaging. We also compared the accuracy of the CBCT method to manual calliper measures, using various volume calculation equations.
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- N P Brodin
- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Frenzel T, Grohmann C, Schumacher U, Krüll A. Partial body irradiation of small laboratory animals with an industrial X-ray tube. Z Med Phys 2014; 24:352-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2014.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tillner F, Thute P, Bütof R, Krause M, Enghardt W. Pre-clinical research in small animals using radiotherapy technology – a bidirectional translational approach. Z Med Phys 2014; 24:335-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Kim H, Fabien J, Zheng Y, Yuan J, Brindle J, Sloan A, Yao M, Lo S, Wessels B, Machtay M, Welford S, Sohn JW. Establishing a process of irradiating small animal brain using a CyberKnife and a microCT scanner. Med Phys 2014; 41:021715. [PMID: 24506606 DOI: 10.1118/1.4861713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Establish and validate a process of accurately irradiating small animals using the CyberKnife G4 System (version 8.5) with treatment plans designed to irradiate a hemisphere of a mouse brain based on microCT scanner images. METHODS These experiments consisted of four parts: (1) building a mouse phantom for intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) quality assurance (QA), (2) proving usability of a microCT for treatment planning, (3) fabricating a small animal positioning system for use with the CyberKnife's image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) system, and (4)in vivo verification of targeting accuracy. A set of solid water mouse phantoms was designed and fabricated, with radiochromic films (RCF) positioned in selected planes to measure delivered doses. After down-sampling for treatment planning compatibility, a CT image set of a phantom was imported into the CyberKnife treatment planning system--MultiPlan (ver. 3.5.2). A 0.5 cm diameter sphere was contoured within the phantom to represent a hemispherical section of a mouse brain. A nude mouse was scanned in an alpha cradle using a microCT scanner (cone-beam, 157 × 149 pixels slices, 0.2 mm longitudinal slice thickness). Based on the results of our positional accuracy study, a planning treatment volume (PTV) was created. A stereotactic body mold of the mouse was "printed" using a 3D printer laying UV curable acrylic plastic. Printer instructions were based on exported contours of the mouse's skin. Positional reproducibility in the mold was checked by measuring ten CT scans. To verify accurate dose delivery in vivo, six mice were irradiated in the mold with a 4 mm target contour and a 2 mm PTV margin to 3 Gy and sacrificed within 20 min to avoid DNA repair. The brain was sliced and stained for analysis. RESULTS For the IMRT QA using a set of phantoms, the planned dose (6 Gy to the calculation point) was compared to the delivered dose measured via film and analyzed using Gamma analysis (3% and 3 mm). A passing rate of 99% was measured in areas of above 40% of the prescription dose. The final inverse treatment plan was comprised of 43 beams ranging from 5 to 12.5 mm in diameter (2.5 mm size increments are available up to 15 mm in diameter collimation). Using the Xsight Spine Tracking module, the CyberKnife system could not reliably identify and track the tiny mouse spine; however, the CyberKnife system could identify and track the fiducial markers on the 3D mold.In vivo positional accuracy analysis using the 3D mold generated a mean error of 1.41 mm ± 0.73 mm when fiducial markers were used for position tracking. Analysis of the dissected brain confirmed the ability to target the correct brain volume. CONCLUSIONS With the use of a stereotactic body mold with fiducial markers, microCT imaging, and resolution down-sampling, the CyberKnife system can successfully perform small-animal radiotherapy studies.
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- Haksoo Kim
- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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Weersink RA, Ansell S, Wang A, Wilson G, Shah D, Lindsay PE, Jaffray DA. Integration of optical imaging with a small animal irradiator. Med Phys 2014; 41:102701. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4894730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Bazalova M, Nelson G, Noll JM, Graves EE. Modality comparison for small animal radiotherapy: a simulation study. Med Phys 2014; 41:011710. [PMID: 24387502 DOI: 10.1118/1.4842415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Small animal radiation therapy has advanced significantly in recent years. Whereas in the past dose was delivered using a single beam and a lead shield for sparing of healthy tissue, conformal doses can be now delivered using more complex dedicated small animal radiotherapy systems with image guidance. The goal of this paper is to investigate dose distributions for three small animal radiation treatment modalities. METHODS This paper presents a comparison of dose distributions generated by the three approaches-a single-field irradiator with a 200 kV beam and no image guidance, a small animal image-guided conformal system based on a modified microCT scanner with a 120 kV beam developed at Stanford University, and a dedicated conformal system, SARRP, using a 220 kV beam developed at Johns Hopkins University. The authors present a comparison of treatment plans for the three modalities using two cases: a mouse with a subcutaneous tumor and a mouse with a spontaneous lung tumor. A 5 Gy target dose was calculated using the EGSnrc Monte Carlo codes. RESULTS All treatment modalities generated similar dose distributions for the subcutaneous tumor case, with the highest mean dose to the ipsilateral lung and bones in the single-field plan (0.4 and 0.4 Gy) compared to the microCT (0.1 and 0.2 Gy) and SARRP (0.1 and 0.3 Gy) plans. The lung case demonstrated that due to the nine-beam arrangements in the conformal plans, the mean doses to the ipsilateral lung, spinal cord, and bones were significantly lower in the microCT plan (2.0, 0.4, and 1.9 Gy) and the SARRP plan (1.5, 0.5, and 1.8 Gy) than in single-field irradiator plan (4.5, 3.8, and 3.3 Gy). Similarly, the mean doses to the contralateral lung and the heart were lowest in the microCT plan (1.5 and 2.0 Gy), followed by the SARRP plan (1.7 and 2.2 Gy), and they were highest in the single-field plan (2.5 and 2.4 Gy). For both cases, dose uniformity was greatest in the single-field irradiator plan followed by the SARRP plan due to the sensitivity of the lower energy microCT beam to target heterogeneities and image noise. CONCLUSIONS The two treatment planning examples demonstrate that modern small animal radiotherapy techniques employing image guidance, variable collimation, and multiple beam angles deliver superior dose distributions to small animal tumors as compared to conventional treatments using a single-field irradiator. For deep-seated mouse tumors, however, higher-energy conformal radiotherapy could result in higher doses to critical organs compared to lower-energy conformal radiotherapy. Treatment planning optimization for small animal radiotherapy should therefore be developed to take full advantage of the novel conformal systems.
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- Magdalena Bazalova
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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Zhang L, Yuan H, Burk LM, Inscoe CR, Hadsell MJ, Chtcheprov P, Lee YZ, Lu J, Chang S, Zhou O. Image-guided microbeam irradiation to brain tumour bearing mice using a carbon nanotube x-ray source array. Phys Med Biol 2014; 59:1283-303. [PMID: 24556798 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/59/5/1283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Microbeam radiation therapy (MRT) is a promising experimental and preclinical radiotherapy method for cancer treatment. Synchrotron based MRT experiments have shown that spatially fractionated microbeam radiation has the unique capability of preferentially eradicating tumour cells while sparing normal tissue in brain tumour bearing animal models. We recently demonstrated the feasibility of generating orthovoltage microbeam radiation with an adjustable microbeam width using a carbon nanotube based x-ray source array. Here we report the preliminary results from our efforts in developing an image guidance procedure for the targeted delivery of the narrow microbeams to the small tumour region in the mouse brain. Magnetic resonance imaging was used for tumour identification, and on-board x-ray radiography was used for imaging of landmarks without contrast agents. The two images were aligned using 2D rigid body image registration to determine the relative position of the tumour with respect to a landmark. The targeting accuracy and consistency were evaluated by first irradiating a group of mice inoculated with U87 human glioma brain tumours using the present protocol and then determining the locations of the microbeam radiation tracks using γ-H2AX immunofluorescence staining. The histology results showed that among 14 mice irradiated, 11 received the prescribed number of microbeams on the targeted tumour, with an average localization accuracy of 454 µm measured directly from the histology (537 µm if measured from the registered histological images). Two mice received one of the three prescribed microbeams on the tumour site. One mouse was excluded from the analysis due to tissue staining errors.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Jensen MD, Hrinivich WT, Jung JA, Holdsworth DW, Drangova M, Chen J, Wong E. Implementation and commissioning of an integrated micro-CT/RT system with computerized independent jaw collimation. Med Phys 2013; 40:081706. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4812422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Eslami S, Yang Y, Wong J, Patterson MS, Iordachita I. An Integrated X-Ray/Optical Tomography System for Pre-clinical Radiation Research. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2013; 8668:866830. [PMID: 25745539 DOI: 10.1117/12.2008060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The current Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) is poor for localizing small soft tissue targets for irradiation or tumor models growing in a soft tissue environment. Therefore, an imaging method complementary to x-ray CT is required to localize the soft tissue target's Center of Mass (CoM) to within 1 mm. In this paper, we report the development of an integrated x-ray/bioluminescence imaging/tomography (BLI/BLT) system to provide a pre-clinical, high resolution irradiation system. This system can be used to study radiation effects in small animals under the conebeam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging guidance by adding the bioluminescence imaging (BLI) system as a standalone system which can also be docked onto the SARRP. The proposed system integrates two robotic rotating stages and an x-ray source rated at maximum 130 kVp and having a small variable focal spot. A high performance and low noise CCD camera mounted in a light-tight housing along with an optical filter assembly is used for multi-wavelength BL tomography. A three-mirror arrangement is implemented to eliminate the need of rotating the CCD camera for acquiring multiple views. The mirror system is attached to a motorized stage to capture images in angles between 0-90° (for the standalone system). Camera and CBCT calibration are accomplished.
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- ERC - Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology (CISST), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- ERC - Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology (CISST), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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Ngwa W, Tsiamas P, Zygmanski P, Makrigiorgos GM, Berbeco RI. A multipurpose quality assurance phantom for the small animal radiation research platform (SARRP). Phys Med Biol 2012; 57:2575-86. [PMID: 22491061 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/9/2575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In this work, the suitability and performance of a mouse-size MOSFET (Mousefet) phantom is investigated for routine quality assurance (QA) of the small animal radiation research platform (SARRP). This Mousefet phantom is a simple construction consisting of five micro-MOSFETS custom integrated in a quincunx pattern within a tissue-equivalent phantom, allowing repeat/multiple QA tasks to be quickly performed in one experimental set-up. The Mousefet phantom is particularly evaluated for facilitating SARRP QA tasks which may warrant daily evaluation, including output constancy, isocenter congruency test and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) image geometric accuracy. Results for the output constancy measurements showed a maximum daily variation of less than 2.6% for all MOSFETS, in consonance with observations from concurrent ion chamber measurements. It is also shown that the design of the Mousefet phantom allows the output check data to be used for prompt verification of beam energy and cone profile constancy. For the isocenter congruency test, it is demonstrated that the Mousefet phantom can detect 0.3 mm deviations of the CBCT isocenter from the radiation isocenter. Meanwhile, results for CBCT image geometric accuracy were consistently found to be within 2% of the expected value. Other CBCT image quality parameters could also be assessed in terms of image intensity constancy, noise and image uniformity. Overall, the results establish the Mousefet phantom as a simple and time-efficient multipurpose tool that could be employed effectively for routine QA of the SARRP.
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- Wilfred Ngwa
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Salter E, Goh B, Hung B, Hutton D, Ghone N, Grayson WL. Bone Tissue Engineering Bioreactors: A Role in the Clinic? TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2012; 18:62-75. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2011.0209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Erin Salter
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Historical Development of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy. STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/174_2012_540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ngwa W, Korideck H, Chin LM, Makrigiorgos GM, Berbeco RI. MOSFET assessment of radiation dose delivered to mice using the Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP). Radiat Res 2011; 176:816-20. [PMID: 21962005 DOI: 10.1667/rr2536.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) is a novel isocentric irradiation system that enables state-of-the-art image-guided radiotherapy research to be performed with animal models. This paper reports the results obtained from investigations assessing the radiation dose delivered by the SARRP to different anatomical target volumes in mice. Surgically implanted metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFET) dosimeters were employed for the dose assessment. The results reveal differences between the calculated and measured dose of -3.5 to 0.5%, -5.2 to -0.7%, -3.9 to 0.5%, -5.9 to 2.5%, -5.5 to 0.5%, and -4.3 to 0% for the left kidney, liver, pancreas, prostate, left lung, and brain, respectively. Overall, the findings show less than 6% difference between the delivered and calculated dose, without tissue heterogeneity corrections. These results provide a useful assessment of the need for tissue heterogeneity corrections in SARRP dose calculations for clinically relevant tumor model sites.
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- Wilfred Ngwa
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Bazalova M, Graves EE. The importance of tissue segmentation for dose calculations for kilovoltage radiation therapy. Med Phys 2011; 38:3039-49. [PMID: 21815377 DOI: 10.1118/1.3589138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of tissue segmentation on the accuracy of Monte Carlo (MC) dose calculations for kilovoltage radiation therapy, which are commonly used in preclinical radiotherapy studies and are also being revisited as a clinical treatment modality. The feasibility of tissue segmentation routinely done on the basis of differences in tissue mass densities was studied and a new segmentation scheme based on differences in effective atomic numbers was developed. METHODS MC dose calculations in a cylindrical mouse phantom with small cylindrical inhomogeneities consisting of 34 ICRU-44 tissues were performed using the EGSnrc/BEAMnrc and DOSXYZnrc codes. The dose to tissue was calculated for five different kilovoltage beams currently used in small animal radiotherapy: a microCT 120 kV beam, two 225 kV beams filtered with either 4 mm of Al or 0.5 mm of Cu, a heavily filtered 320 kV beam, and a 192Ir beam. The mean doses to the 34 ICRU-44 tissues as a function of tissue mass density and effective atomic number and beam energy were studied. A treatment plan for an orthotopic lung tumor model was created, and the dose distribution was calculated for three tissue segmentation schemes using 4, 8, and 39 tissue bins to assess the significance of the simulation results for kilovoltage radiotherapy. RESULTS In our model, incorrect assignment of adipose tissue to muscle caused dose calculation differences of 27%, 13%, and 7% for the 120 kV beam and the 225 kV beams filtered with 4 mm Al and 0.5 mm Cu, respectively. For the heavily filtered 320 kV beam and a 192Ir source, potential dose calculation differences due to tissue mis-assignment were below 4%. There was no clear relationship between the dose to tissue and its mass density for x-ray beams generated by tube potentials equal or less than 225 kV. A second order polynomial fit approximated well the absorbed dose to tissue as a function of effective atomic number for these beams. In the mouse study, the 120 kV beam dose to bone was overestimated by 100% and underestimated by 10% for the 4 and 8-tissue segmentation schemes compared to the 39-tissue segmentation scheme, respectively. Dose to adipose tissue was overestimated by 30% and underestimated by 10%, respectively. In general, organ at risk (OAR) doses were overestimated in the 4-tissue and the 8-tissue segmentation schemes compared to the 39-tissue segmentation. CONCLUSIONS Tissue segmentation was shown to be a key parameter for dose calculations with kilovoltage beams used in small animal radiotherapy when an x-ray tube with a potential < or = 225 kV is used as a source. A new tissue segmentation scheme with 39 tissues based on effective number differences derived from mass density differences has been implemented.
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- Magdalena Bazalova
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305. USA.
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