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@ARTICLE{BakhtiariMoghaddam:305619,
author = {A. Bakhtiari Moghaddam$^*$ and A. Runz$^*$ and R. F.
Augusto$^*$ and G. Echner$^*$ and W. Johnen$^*$ and R.
Gabriel$^*$ and P. Haering$^*$ and C. Lang$^*$ and S.
Seeber$^*$ and C. Murillo$^*$ and B. Ackermann and R.
Pestana and C. Beyer and F. Weykamp$^*$ and M. Jochim$^*$
and A. Qubala and V. Batista and O. Jäkel$^*$ and C.
Karger$^*$},
title = {{A} dynamic anthropomorphic phantom for end-to-end testing
in image- and surface-guided adaptive radiotherapy.},
journal = {Medical physics},
volume = {52},
number = {11},
issn = {0094-2405},
address = {Hoboken, NJ},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {DKFZ-2025-02267},
pages = {e70107},
year = {2025},
note = {#EA:E040#LA:E040#},
abstract = {Respiratory and digestive motion can compromise the
accuracy of radiotherapy (RT), affecting tumor targeting and
healthy tissue sparing. Current phantoms often fail to
replicate complex organ movements and lack compatibility
with advanced imaging modalities like magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) and 4D computed tomography (4DCT), limiting
their utility in adaptive radiotherapy. The BRaVIDA
(Breathing Radiotherapy Visual monitoring, Imaging, and
Dosimetric Anthropomorphic) phantom addresses these
limitations by simulating realistic organ motion during
breathing and digestion. Its MRI compatibility allows for
comprehensive testing in adaptive radiotherapy workflows,
improving motion management and treatment precision for both
photon and ion beam therapies.This study introduces the
BRaVIDA (Breathing Radiotherapy Visual monitoring, Imaging,
and Dosimetric Anthropomorphic) phantom, a novel
anthropomorphic phantom designed to simulate respiratory
motion and support end-to-end testing in adaptive
radiotherapy. The aim is to improve motion management,
imaging accuracy, and dosimetric validation for radiotherapy
treatments.The BRaVIDA phantom is designed with realistic
anatomical structures of the thorax and abdomen and may be
equipped with dosimeters. It simulates respiratory and
digestive motion using an in-house developed hydraulic
system. The phantom was imaged by CT and MRI, using
different protocols (CT, MRI, 4DCT, and 4DMRI) to evaluate
image contrast and motion parameters. Dosimetric properties
were assessed by measuring the relative electron density
(RED) and the stopping power ratio (SPR) of ion beams and
the results were compared with the values of the treatment
planning system (TPS).The phantom demonstrated realistic
image contrast in CT and MRI, with anthropomorphic
characteristics similar to human tissues. Motion amplitudes
for various organ models (pancreas, stomach, liver) were
successfully measured using 4DCT and 4DMRI. Dosimetric
testing showed that the RED and SPR values of BRaVIDA align
closely with TPS reference values. Deviations in photon
attenuation were below $1.5\%$ for all phantom
materials.BRaVIDA presents a versatile, MRI-compatible
phantom exhibiting anthropomorphic image contrast, inter-
and intrafractional motion as well as radiation attenuation
in photon beams, and equipping the phantom with detectors
allows for full end-to-end-tests in adaptive image- and
surface-guided photon RT workflows without further
adaptions. For ion beams, the SPR values in the TPS have to
be adapted to the measured data to assure correct range
calculation in the phantom. The phantom presents a valuable
and accurate tool for clinical and research applications in
adaptive RT.},
keywords = {Phantoms, Imaging / Radiotherapy, Image-Guided:
instrumentation / Humans / Magnetic Resonance Imaging /
Respiration / Movement / Radiometry / adaptive radiotherapy
(Other) / anthropomorphic phantom (Other) / end to end test
(Other)},
cin = {E040 / E073 / E050 / E010},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)E040-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)E073-20160331 /
I:(DE-He78)E050-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)E010-20160331},
pnm = {315 - Bildgebung und Radioonkologie (POF4-315)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-315},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:41185391},
doi = {10.1002/mp.70107},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/305619},
}