Elekta Synergy 선형가속기를 이용한 입체적세기조절회전방사선치료(VMAT) 정도관리

Quality Assurance of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Elekta Synergy

  • 심수정 (을지대학교 의과대학 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 심장보 (고려대학교 의과대학 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 이상훈 (관동대학교 의과대학 제일병원 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 민철기 (순천향대학교 의과대학 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 조광환 (순천향대학교 의과대학 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 신동오 (경희대학교 의과대학 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 최진호 (가천대학교 길병원 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 박성일 (경기대학교 대학원 의학물리학과) ;
  • 조삼주 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 방사선학과)
  • Shim, Su-Jung (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Eulji University) ;
  • Shim, Jang-Bo (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Hoon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Min, Chul-Kee (Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Kwang-Hwan (Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Dong-Oh (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Jin-Ho (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital) ;
  • Park, Sung-Ill (Department of Medical Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Cho, Sam-Ju (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health Science, Eulji University)
  • 투고 : 2012.02.07
  • 심사 : 2012.03.02
  • 발행 : 2012.03.31

초록

최근 환자맞춤형방사선치료를 위해 임상에서 활용하고 있는 입체적세기조절회전방사선치료의 정도관리를 수행하고자 기존의 세기조절방사선치료에서 수행하는 정도관리 프로그램을 본 원의 실정에 맞게 치료계획단계 정도관리(Treatment planning QA), 치료전 전달단계 정도관리(Pretreatment delivery QA), 치료단계 정도관리(Treatment QA)인 세 가지 단계로 나누어 설정하였다. 각 정도관리 단계에서는 정도관리 프로그램에 따라 점검할 항목과 측정하여 평가할 항목을 설정하여 문서화를 위해 서식화 하였다. 본 원에서는 서식화한 정도관리 프로그램에 따라 실제 치료환자에 적용하였으며 본원의 치료전 전달 정도관리의 임상 허용기준을 위해 국소적 신뢰수준(confidence limit, CL)을 평가하였다. 그 결과 고선량 영역 점선량 측정, 저선량영역 점선량 측정의 CL는 모두 기존의 IMRT 수준과 유사한 결과를 얻었으며 이를 토대로 본원의 임상허용 기준은 고선량영역은 3%, 저선량 영역은 5%로 설정하였다. 입체적세기조절회전방사선치료의 특성상 Intensity map 평가는 360도 전 방향에서 Intensity map을 측정할 수 있는 ArcCheck 기기를 사용 하여 감마 지표(Gamma Index) 평가를 하였으며 그 결과는 IMRT의 개별적 intensity map 평가와 유사한 결과를 얻었으며 본원의 CL은 93%로 설정하였다. 등선량분포 평가는 2D detector array인 Mapcheck을 사용하였으며 95% 이상의 일치도를 보여 본원의 CL은 95%로 설정하였다. 방사선치료 정도관리에서 임의의 불확도와 계통 오차를 줄이려면 실제 환자 적용에 앞서 다 기관이 참여하는 팬톰을 이용한 국소적 CL 평가를 권장하고 있다. 국내 여건상 다 기관이 참여하는 연구가 여의치 않다면 본 연구와 같이 개별 기관에서 자체적으로 허용검사가 끝난 후에 실제 임상에서는 환자 치료 부위별로 세분화 하여 국소적 CL을 평가하는 방법이 유용할 것으로 사료된다.

For applying the quality assurance (QA) of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) introduced in Eulji Hospital, we classify it into three different QA steps, treatment planning QA, pretreatment delivering QA, and treatment verifying QA. These steps are based on the existing intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) QA that is currently used in our hospital. In each QA step, the evaluated items that are from QA program are configured and documented. In this study, QA program is not only applied to actual patient treatment, but also evaluated to establish a reference of clinical acceptance in pretreatment delivering QA. As a result, the confidence limits (CLs) in the measurements for the high-dose and low-dose regions are similar to the conventional IMRT level, and the clinical acceptance references in our hospital are determined to be 3 to 5% for the high-dose and the low-dose regions, respectively. Due to the characteristics of VMAT, evaluation of the intensity map was carried out using an ArcCheck device that was able to measure the intensity map in all directions, $360^{\circ}$. With a couple of dosimetric devices, the gamma index was evaluated and analyzed. The results were similar to the result of individual intensity maps in IMRT. Mapcheck, which is a 2-dimensional (2D) array device, was used to display the isodose distributions and gave very excellent local CL results. Thus, in our hospital, the acceptance references used in practical clinical application for the intensity maps of $360^{\circ}$ directions and the coronal isodose distributions were determined to be 93% and 95%, respectively. To reduce arbitrary uncertainties and system errors, we had to evaluate the local CLs by using a phantom and to cooperate with multiple organizations to participate in this evaluation. In addition, we had to evaluate the local CLs by dividing them into different sections about the patient treatment points in practical clinics.

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