title: Using corrected cone-beam CT image for accelerated partial breast irradiation treatment dose verification: the preliminary experience.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Accurate target localization is mandatory in the accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) delivery. Dosimetric verification for positional error will further guarantee the accuracy of treatment delivery. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical feasibility of a cone beam computer tomographic (CBCT) image correction method in APBI.
  
  
  METHODS
  A CBCT image correction method was developed. First, rigid image registration was proceeded for CTs and CBCTs; second, these images were separated into four parts; then, ratio images for each of the four parts of planning CTs/CBCTs were calculated and filtered to reduce the high spatial frequency; finally, the enhanced CBCT images were generated combing the four parts. An anthropomorphic thorax rando phantom was used to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of the CBCT correction method. The CBCT images of consecutive 10 patients receiving APBI were corrected using the above method and dosimetric variations were evaluated. Each set of CBCT is composed of three images: one acquired after skin-marker setup, one after online setup correction and one after treatment delivery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The phantom study showed the improved accuracy of dose calculation with corrected CBCT. The Dose Volume Histogram (DVH) difference between the planning CT and corrected CBCT is less than the difference between the planning CT and original CBCT. The maximum dose difference between the corrected CBCT and planning CT is 0.8% in PTV_EVAL V100, which is 3.8% between original CBCT and planning. In the patient study, 67.4% of fractions benefit from CBCT setup corrections in PTV_EVAL D95, while in 47.4% of the fractions, reduced dose coverage was found on the post-treatment CBCT. Overall, the CBCT based initial setup correction guaranteed target dose coverage in 9 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A generic CBCT image correction algorithm was created and proved to be easily implemented in clinic. Compared to the original CBCT, the corrected CBCT has more accuracy in dose calculation. The CBCT guided APBI based on initial skin setup is not sufficient to guarantee the accurate dose delivery throughout each fraction. The long treatment delivery time may compromise the target coverage benefits in some patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China. chenjiayi0188@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jiazhou
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Weigang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Jiayuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Ziqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xiaomao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jiayi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*
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