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Comme alternative entre la planification traditionnelle et la radiothérapie par intensité modulée (IMRT), un nouveau système de planification inverse a été développé. Ce système, appelé
Comme alternative entre la planification traditionnelle et la radiothérapie par intensité modulée (IMRT), un nouveau système de planification inverse a été développé. Ce système, appelé
As an alternative between traditional planning and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), a new inverse planning system has been developed. This system, called Ballista, is based on the use of predetermined fields intended for the multi-leaf collimator (MLC). A new segmentation algorithm has also been developed to generate these fields, whose openings, conforming to the projection of the anatomical structures, make it possible to overcome the additional quality control inherent in IMRT. In addition, this reduction in the number of weights made it possible, while maintaining a reasonable calculation time, to add incidences and filters to the degrees of freedom available on Ballista. Thus, in this system, the optimization of the orientation of the beams, coplanar or not, proceeds by simulated annealing. At this level, numerous practical constraints are automatically taken into consideration in order to produce plans that can be directly transferred to the clinic: collisions between the arm of the device and the treatment table, limits of the CT examination, table bars, etc. On the other hand, it is the concept of super-omni filter, adapted to the presence of several fields per incidence, which makes it possible to effectively determine the optimal filter for each beam. In Ballista, plan evaluation is based on quasi-random sampling and a quadratic cost function with penalty constraints. Furthermore, planning for non-concomitant overdoses is easily accomplished by the introduction of a phase index specified for each anatomical structure. Finally, Ballista is coupled with commercial Pinnacle3 planning software, hence the use of convolution/superposition dose calculation and direct clinical integration. The potential of the system is demonstrated by the study of several patients, in ENT, in the thorax, and for prostate cancers. It is observed that the optimization of incidences and filters adds considerably to the power of modulation via predetermined fields. In fact, the Ballista system makes it possible to generate plans superior to what can be obtained in a traditional way, and in some cases, comparable to IMRT plans, however offering a reduction in the number of MLC segments and the number of monitor units. .
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