TY - JOUR
T1 - Intraoperative radiation therapy with 50 kV x-rays
T2 - A multi-institutional review
AU - Sethi, Anil
AU - Gros, Sebastien
AU - Brodin, Patrik
AU - Ghavidel, Beth
AU - Chai, Xuedong
AU - Popovic, Marija
AU - Tomé, Wolfgang Axel
AU - Trichter, Samuel
AU - Yang, Xiaofeng
AU - Zhang, Hualin
AU - Uhl, Valery
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC on behalf of The American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - This report covers clinical implementation of a low kV intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) program with the INTRABEAM® System (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany). Based on collective user experience from eight institutions, we discuss best methods of INTRABEAM quality assurance (QA) tests, commissioning measurements, clinical workflow, treatment planning, and potential avenues for research. The guide provides pertinent background information and clinical justification for IORT. It describes the INTRABEAM system and commissioning measurements along with a TG100 risk management analysis to ensure safety and accuracy of the IORT program. Following safety checks, dosimetry measurements are performed for verification of field flatness and symmetry, x-ray output, and depth dose. Also discussed are dose linearity checks, beam isotropy, ion chamber measurements, calibration protocols, and in-vivo dosimetry with optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters OSLDs, and radiochromic film. Emphasis is placed on the importance of routine QA procedures (daily, monthly, and annual) performed at regular intervals for a successful IORT program. For safe and accurate dose delivery, tests of important components of IORT clinical workflow are emphasized, such as, dose prescription, pre-treatment QA, treatment setup, safety checks, radiation surveys, and independent checks of delivered dose. Challenges associated with in-vivo dose measurements are discussed, along with special treatment procedures and shielding requirements. The importance of treatment planning in IORT is reviewed with reference to a Monte Carlo-based commercial treatment planning system highlighting its main features and limitations. The report concludes with suggested topics for research including CT-based image-guided treatment planning and improved prescription dose accuracy. We hope that this multi-institutional report will serve as a guidance document on the clinical implementation and use of INTRABEAM IORT.
AB - This report covers clinical implementation of a low kV intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) program with the INTRABEAM® System (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany). Based on collective user experience from eight institutions, we discuss best methods of INTRABEAM quality assurance (QA) tests, commissioning measurements, clinical workflow, treatment planning, and potential avenues for research. The guide provides pertinent background information and clinical justification for IORT. It describes the INTRABEAM system and commissioning measurements along with a TG100 risk management analysis to ensure safety and accuracy of the IORT program. Following safety checks, dosimetry measurements are performed for verification of field flatness and symmetry, x-ray output, and depth dose. Also discussed are dose linearity checks, beam isotropy, ion chamber measurements, calibration protocols, and in-vivo dosimetry with optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters OSLDs, and radiochromic film. Emphasis is placed on the importance of routine QA procedures (daily, monthly, and annual) performed at regular intervals for a successful IORT program. For safe and accurate dose delivery, tests of important components of IORT clinical workflow are emphasized, such as, dose prescription, pre-treatment QA, treatment setup, safety checks, radiation surveys, and independent checks of delivered dose. Challenges associated with in-vivo dose measurements are discussed, along with special treatment procedures and shielding requirements. The importance of treatment planning in IORT is reviewed with reference to a Monte Carlo-based commercial treatment planning system highlighting its main features and limitations. The report concludes with suggested topics for research including CT-based image-guided treatment planning and improved prescription dose accuracy. We hope that this multi-institutional report will serve as a guidance document on the clinical implementation and use of INTRABEAM IORT.
KW - IORT
KW - clinical implementation
KW - kilo-voltage therapy
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U2 - 10.1002/acm2.14272
DO - 10.1002/acm2.14272
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85183096232
SN - 1526-9914
VL - 25
JO - Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
JF - Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
IS - 3
M1 - e14272
ER -