SU‐E‐P‐41: Imaging Coordination of Cone Beam CT, On‐Board Image Conjunction with Optical Image Guidance for SBRT Treatment with Respiratory Motion Management

Abstract

Purpose:To spare normal tissue for SBRT lung/liver patients, especially for patients with significant tumor motion, image guided respiratory motion management has been widely implemented in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate imaging coordination of cone beam CT, on‐board X‐ray image conjunction with optical image guidance for SBRT treatment with motion management.Methods:Currently in our clinic a Varian Novlis Tx was utilized for treating SBRT patients implementing CBCT. A BrainLAB X‐ray ExacTrac imaging system in conjunction with optical guidance was primarily used for SRS patients. CBCT and X‐ray imaging system were independently calibrated with 1.0 mm tolerance. For SBRT lung/liver patients, the magnitude of tumor motion was measured based‐on 4DCT and the measurement was analyzed to determine if patients would be beneficial with respiratory motion management. For patients eligible for motion management, an additional CT with breath holding would be scanned and used as primary planning CT and as reference images for Cone beam CT. During the SBRT treatment, a CBCT with pause and continuing technology would be performed with patients holding breath, which may require 3–4 partially scanned CBCT to combine as a whole CBCT depending on how long patients capable of holding breath. After patients being setup by CBCT images, the ExactTrac X‐ray imaging system was implemented with patients’ on‐board X‐ray images compared to breath holding CT‐based DRR.Results:For breath holding patients SBRT treatment, after initially localizing patients with CBCT, we then position patients with ExacTrac X‐ray and optical imaging system. The observed deviations of real‐time optical guided position average at 3.0, 2.5 and 1.5 mm in longitudinal, vertical and lateral respectively based on 35 treatments.Conclusion:The respiratory motion management clinical practice improved our physician confidence level to give tighter tumor margin for sparing normal tissue for SBRT lung/liver patients.