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Quality assurance procedures during commissioning of a treatment planning system as a tool to establish new standards before migration
PURPOSE: Treatment planning system commissioning is one of the most important parts of the quality assurance system in a working brachytherapy department. Migration to a more sophisticated system is always a step forward for the planning team but careful verification of the workflow and obtained res...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5095265/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27829849 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2010.14406 |
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author | Bielęda, Grzegorz Zwierzchowski, Grzegorz Błasiak, Barbara Skowronek, Janusz |
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description | PURPOSE: Treatment planning system commissioning is one of the most important parts of the quality assurance system in a working brachytherapy department. Migration to a more sophisticated system is always a step forward for the planning team but careful verification of the workflow and obtained results is mandatory. The question is not only whether the quality and safety of the previous standards can be preserved, but also about the possibility of reaching a higher level. The general objective of this study was to compare and verify calculation algorithms implemented in the treatment planning systems Plato Brachytherapy v.14.3.7 and Oncentra Masterplan (Brachy) V.3.1 SP 3. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In order to revise the optimization algorithms implemented in the compared treatment systems, a series of 20 interstitial breast cancer applications were used. Treatment plans were optimized using geometric optimization with distance option. The parameters V, D90, D100, V100, V150, V200 and DNR were gained for target volume. On the basis of the value of Student’s t-test parameters (α = 0.05) plans prepared using optimization algorithms implemented in the two treatment planning systems were compared. RESULTS: For the treatment plans prepared using Oncentra Masterplan a lower value of DNR (p = 0.018) was obtained. Uniformity of the dose distribution does not collide with comparable D90 values for both treatment planning systems (p = 0.109). Dose throughout the target volume (D100) was also proved to be higher in plans prepared using Oncentra Masterplan (p = 0.012). CONCLUSIONS: For interstitial applications Oncentra Masterplan planning system enables one to prepare a more homogeneous dose distribution but also a higher dose in the whole treated volume, while the volume covered with the therapeutic dose does not statistically differ. |
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spelling | pubmed-50952652016-11-09 Quality assurance procedures during commissioning of a treatment planning system as a tool to establish new standards before migration Bielęda, Grzegorz Zwierzchowski, Grzegorz Błasiak, Barbara Skowronek, Janusz J Contemp Brachytherapy Original Article PURPOSE: Treatment planning system commissioning is one of the most important parts of the quality assurance system in a working brachytherapy department. Migration to a more sophisticated system is always a step forward for the planning team but careful verification of the workflow and obtained results is mandatory. The question is not only whether the quality and safety of the previous standards can be preserved, but also about the possibility of reaching a higher level. The general objective of this study was to compare and verify calculation algorithms implemented in the treatment planning systems Plato Brachytherapy v.14.3.7 and Oncentra Masterplan (Brachy) V.3.1 SP 3. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In order to revise the optimization algorithms implemented in the compared treatment systems, a series of 20 interstitial breast cancer applications were used. Treatment plans were optimized using geometric optimization with distance option. The parameters V, D90, D100, V100, V150, V200 and DNR were gained for target volume. On the basis of the value of Student’s t-test parameters (α = 0.05) plans prepared using optimization algorithms implemented in the two treatment planning systems were compared. RESULTS: For the treatment plans prepared using Oncentra Masterplan a lower value of DNR (p = 0.018) was obtained. Uniformity of the dose distribution does not collide with comparable D90 values for both treatment planning systems (p = 0.109). Dose throughout the target volume (D100) was also proved to be higher in plans prepared using Oncentra Masterplan (p = 0.012). CONCLUSIONS: For interstitial applications Oncentra Masterplan planning system enables one to prepare a more homogeneous dose distribution but also a higher dose in the whole treated volume, while the volume covered with the therapeutic dose does not statistically differ. Termedia Publishing House 2010-07-06 2010-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5095265/ /pubmed/27829849 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2010.14406 Text en Copyright: © 2010 Termedia Sp. z o. o. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Bielęda, Grzegorz Zwierzchowski, Grzegorz Błasiak, Barbara Skowronek, Janusz Quality assurance procedures during commissioning of a treatment planning system as a tool to establish new standards before migration |
title | Quality assurance procedures during commissioning of a treatment planning system as a tool to establish new standards before migration |
title_full | Quality assurance procedures during commissioning of a treatment planning system as a tool to establish new standards before migration |
title_fullStr | Quality assurance procedures during commissioning of a treatment planning system as a tool to establish new standards before migration |
title_full_unstemmed | Quality assurance procedures during commissioning of a treatment planning system as a tool to establish new standards before migration |
title_short | Quality assurance procedures during commissioning of a treatment planning system as a tool to establish new standards before migration |
title_sort | quality assurance procedures during commissioning of a treatment planning system as a tool to establish new standards before migration |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5095265/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27829849 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2010.14406 |
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