Journal Article DKFZ-2023-01254

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A theoretical study of H2 O2 as the surrogate of dose in minibeam radiotherapy, with a diffusion model considering radical removal process.

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2023
AAPM College Park, Md.

Medical physics 50(8), 5262-5272 () [DOI: 10.1002/mp.16570]
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Abstract: Minibeam radiation therapy (MBRT) is an innovative dose delivery method with the potential to spare normal tissue while achieving similar tumor control as conventional radiotherapy. However, it is difficult to use a single dose parameter, such as mean dose, to compare different patterns of MBRT due to the spatially fractionated radiation. Also, the mechanism leading to the biological effects is still unknown.This study aims to demonstrate that the hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) distribution could serve as a surrogate of dose distribution when comparing different patterns of MBRT.A free diffusion model (FDM) for H2 O2 developed with Fick's second law was compared with a previously published model based on Monte Carlo & convolution method. Since cells form separate compartments that can eliminate H2 O2 radicals diffusing inside the cell, a term describing the elimination was introduced into the equation. The FDM and the diffusion model considering removal (DMCR) were compared by simulating various dose rate irradiation schemes and uniform irradiation. Finally, the DMCR was compared with previous microbeam and minibeam animal experiments.Compared with a previous Monte Carlo & Convolution method, this analytical method provides more accurate results. Furthermore, the new model shows H2 O2 concentration distribution instead of the time to achieve a certain H2 O2 uniformity. The comparison between FDM and DMCR showed that H2 O2 distribution from FDM varied with dose rate irradiation, while DMCR had consistent results. For uniform irradiation, FDM resulted in a Gaussian distribution, while the H2 O2 distribution from DMCR was close to the dose distribution. The animal studies' evaluation showed a correlation between the H2 O2 concentration in the valley region and treatment outcomes.DMCR is a more realistic model for H2 O2 simulation than the FDM. In addition, the H2 O2 distribution can be a good surrogate of dose distribution when the minibeam effect could be observed.

Keyword(s): diffusion model ; hydrogen peroxide ; minibeam radiation therapy ; spatial fractionation

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Note: EA:E041#LA:E041# / 2023 Aug;50(8):5262-5272

Contributing Institute(s):
  1. E041 Med. Physik in der Radioonkologie (E041)
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  1. 315 - Bildgebung und Radioonkologie (POF4-315) (POF4-315)

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