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用于放射治疗计划的鲁棒直接孔径Optimization

Robust Direct Aperture Optimization for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning

Danielle A. Ripsman, Thomas G. Purdie, Timothy C. Y. Chan, Houra Mahmoudzadeh

摘要:

调强放射治疗(IMRT)允许为癌症患者设计定制的高度适形治疗。然而,创建IMRT治疗计划是一个数学上复杂的过程,通常在多个简单的阶段中处理。这种顺序方法通常将辐射剂量要求与机械输送能力考虑分开,这可能导致次优的治疗质量。为了将患者健康视为最重要的,整体模型必须同时解决这些计划要素,消除阶段之间的质量损失。这种组合的直接孔径优化(DAO)方法很少与不确定性缓解技术(如鲁棒优化)配对,因为这两个部分都具有固有的复杂性。本文概述了一个强大的DAO(RDAO)模型,并讨论了新的方法,有效地集成突出的约束。针对高度复杂的RDAO模型求解困难的问题,提出了一种新颖的候选计划生成启发式算法。CPG生成快速、高质量、可行的计划,这些计划在临床上立即可行,并且还可以用于生成用于热启动RDAO模型的可行现任解决方案。使用具有运动不确定性的临床患者数据集获得的计算结果显示了结合CPG的益处,无论是在第一现任解决方案还是最终输出计划质量方面。

英文摘要:

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) allows for the design of customized, highly-conformal treatments for cancer patients. Creating IMRT treatment plans, however, is a mathematically complex process, which is often tackled in multiple, simpler stages. This sequential approach typically separates radiation dose requirements from mechanical deliverability considerations, which may result in suboptimal treatment quality. For patient health to be considered paramount, holistic models must address these plan elements concurrently, eliminating quality loss between stages. This combined direct aperture optimization (DAO) approach is rarely paired with uncertainty mitigation techniques, such as robust optimization, due to the inherent complexity of both parts. This paper outlines a robust DAO (RDAO) model and discusses novel methodologies for efficiently integrating salient constraints. Because the highly-complex RDAO model is difficult to solve, an original candidate plan generation (CPG) heuristic is proposed. The CPG produces rapid, high-quality, feasible plans, which are immediately clinically viable, and can also be used to generate a feasible incumbent solution for warm starting the RDAO model. Computational results obtained using clinical patient datasets with motion uncertainty show the benefit of incorporating the CPG, both in terms of first incumbent solution and final output plan quality.

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