Intrafraction motion analysis in online adaptive radiotherapy for esophageal cancer

Mick R Boekhoff*, Jan J W Lagendijk, Astrid L H M W van Lier, Stella Mook, Gert J Meijer*

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Abstract

Intrafraction motion during magnetic resonance (MR)-guided dose delivery of esophageal cancer tumors was retrospectively analyzed. Deformable image registration of cine-MR series resulted in gross tumor volume motion profiles in all directions, which were subsequently filtered to isolate respiratory and drift motion. A large variability in intrafraction motion patterns was observed between patients. Median 95% peak-to-peak motion was 7.7 (3.7 - 18.3) mm, 2.1 (0.7 - 5.7) mm and 2.4 (0.5 - 5.6) mm in cranio-caudal, left-right and anterior-posterior directions, relatively. Furthermore, intrafraction drift was generally modest (<5mm). A patient specific approach could lead to very small margins (<3mm) for most patients.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100432
Pages (from-to)1-4
JournalPhysics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
Volume26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • Esophageal cancer
  • Intrafraction motion analysis
  • MR-Linac
  • MRgRT
  • Radiotherapy

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