Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists · 2022
Case study of a bolus helmet used to maintain optic chiasm and nerve sparing while improving target coverage using IMPT.
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Larsen Keith, Cimmiyotti Jenna, Momoh Rashad, Lenards Nishele, Hunzeker Ashley, Mundy Daniel
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The purpose of this study was to examine if the use of a bolus helmet when treating the head with intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) will maintain organs at risk (OAR) sparing while improving the clinical target volume (CTV) coverage. A bolus helmet is a device that aims to improve on the traditionally used range shifter in proton therapy by improving dose distribution characteristics. Ten patients were retrospectively selected who had 2 separate treatment planning scans performed, a scan with the bolus helmet and a second scan without. Plans were created using both scans. Dose to organs at risk (OAR) including the left optic nerve, right optic nerve, optic chiasm, and normal brain minus CTV (brain-CTV), as well as CTV coverage were compared between the 2 plans. The use of the bolus helmet displayed lower mean OAR doses as well as higher CTV coverage, suggesting that use of the bolus helmet provides benefit when treating the head with IMPT.