Vol 24, No 4 (2019)
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Retrospective assessment of a single fiducial marker tracking regimen with robotic stereotactic body radiation therapy for liver tumours

Masao Nakayama12, Kazuyuki Uehara3, Hideki Nishimura1, Shuhei Tamura3, Yoshiki Munetomo3, Shinji Tsudou4, Hiroshi Mayahara3, Naritoshi Mukumoto1, Moshi Geso2, Ryohei Sasaki1
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2019.06.001
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2019;24(4):383-391.

Abstract

Aim

To investigate tumour motion tracking uncertainties in the CyberKnife Synchrony system with single fiducial marker in liver tumours.

Background

In the fiducial-based CyberKnife real-time tumour motion tracking system, multiple fiducial markers are generally used to enable translation and rotation corrections during tracking. However, sometimes a single fiducial marker is employed when rotation corrections are not estimated during treatment.

Materials and methods

Data were analysed for 32 patients with liver tumours where one fiducial marker was implanted. Four-dimensional computed tomography (CT) scans were performed to determine the internal target volume (ITV). Before the first treatment fraction, the CT scans were repeated and the marker migration was determined. Log files generated by the Synchrony system were obtained after each treatment and the correlation model errors were calculated. Intra-fractional spine rotations were examined on the spine alignment images before and after each treatment.

Results

The mean (standard deviation) ITV margin was 4.1 (2.3)mm, which correlated weakly with the distance between the fiducial marker and the tumour. The mean migration distance of the marker was 1.5 (0.7)mm. The overall mean correlation model error was 1.03 (0.37)mm in the radial direction. The overall mean spine rotations were 0.27° (0.31), 0.25° (0.22), and 0.23° (0.26) for roll, pitch, and yaw, respectively. The treatment time was moderately associated with the correlation model errors and weakly related to spine rotation in the roll and yaw planes.

Conclusions

More caution and an additional safety margins are required when tracking a single fiducial marker.

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