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| Journal Article | DKFZ-2024-00017 |
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2024
IOP Publ.
Bristol
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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1088/1361-6560/ad120f
Abstract: Objective. Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) and carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) are emerging treatment modalities for glioblastoma. In this study, we investigated the methodology and feasibility to combine BNCT and CIRT treatments. The combined treatment plan illustrated how the synergistic utilization of BNCT's biological targeting and CIRT's intensity modulation capabilities could lead to optimized treatment outcomes.Approach. The Monte Carlo toolkit, TOPAS, was employed to calculate the dose distribution for BNCT, while matRad was utilized for the optimization of CIRT. The biological effect-based approach, instead of the dose-based approach, was adopted to develop the combined BNCT-CIRT treatment plans for six patients diagnosed with glioblastoma, considering the different radiosensitivity and fraction. Five optional combined treatment plans with specific BNCT effect proportions for each patient were evaluated to identify the optimal treatment that minimizes damage on normal tissue.Main results. Individual BNCT exhibits a significant effect gradient along with the beam direction in the large tumor, while combined BNCT-CIRT treatments can achieve uniform effect delivery within the clinical target volume (CTV) through the effect filling with reversed gradient by the CIRT part. In addition, the increasing BNCT effect proportion in combined treatments can reduce damage in the normal brain tissue near the CTV. Besides, the combined treatments effectively minimize damage to the skin compared to individual BNCT treatments.Significance. The initial endeavor to combine BNCT and CIRT treatment plans is achieved by the effect-based optimization. The observed advantages of the combined treatment suggest its potential applicability for tumors characterized by pleomorphic, infiltrative, radioresistant and voluminous features.
Keyword(s): Humans (MeSH) ; Glioblastoma: radiotherapy (MeSH) ; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy: methods (MeSH) ; Brain (MeSH) ; Radiotherapy Dosage (MeSH) ; Heavy Ion Radiotherapy (MeSH) ; boron neutron capture therapy ; carbon ion radiotherapy ; combined treatment ; effect-based optimization ; glioblastoma
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