Yet anOther Dose Algorithm (YODA) for independent computations of dose and dose changes due to anatomical changes

Tiberiu Burlacu*, Danny Lathouwers, Zoltan Perko

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Abstract

Objective:

 To assess the viability of a physics-based, deterministic and adjoint-capable algorithm for performing treatment planning system independent dose calculations and for computing dosimetric differences caused by anatomical changes.

Approach: 

A semi-numerical approach is employed to solve two partial differential equations for the proton phase-space density which determines the deposited dose. Lateral hetereogeneities are accounted for by an optimized (Gaussian) beam splitting scheme. Adjoint theory is applied to approximate the change in the deposited dose caused by a new underlying patient anatomy. 

Main results: 

The dose engine’s accuracy was benchmarked through three-dimensional gamma index comparisons against Monte Carlo simulations done in TOPAS. For a lung test case, the worst passing rate with (1 mm, 1%, 10% dose cut-off) criteria is 94.55%. The effect of delivering treatment plans on repeat CTs was also tested. For non-robustly optimized plans the adjoint component was accurate to 5.7% while for a robustly optimized plan it was accurate to 4.8%. 

Significance:

Yet anOther Dose Algorithm is capable of accurate dose computations in both single and multi spot irradiations when compared to TOPAS. Moreover, it is able to compute dosimetric differences due to anatomical changes with small to moderate errors thereby facilitating its use for patient-specific quality assurance in online adaptive proton therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Article number165003
JournalPhysics in Medicine and Biology
Volume69
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Aug 2024

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© 2024 The Author(s). Published on behalf of Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine by IOP Publishing Ltd.

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