3D treatment planning system-Varian Eclipse for proton therapy planning

Narayan Sahoo; Falk Poenisch; Xiaodong Zhang; Yupeng Li; MingFu Lii; Heng Li; Archana S Gautam; Richard Wu; Michael Gillin; Xiaorong R Zhu

doi:10.1016/j.meddos.2018.03.006

3D treatment planning system-Varian Eclipse for proton therapy planning

Med Dosim. 2018;43(2):184-194. doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2018.03.006.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Physics, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Electronic address: Nsahoo@mdanderson.org.
² Department of Radiation Physics, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

PMID: 29753334
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2018.03.006

Abstract

The capabilities of the Eclipse treatment planning system (TPS) (Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA) for proton therapy treatment planning are described. Various steps involved in the planning process to produce a 3-dimensional (3D) dose distribution both for the passive scattering and pencil beam scanning proton beam therapy are outlined. Mitigation of range and setup uncertainties through robust optimization is discussed. Use of verification plans for patient treatment field dosimetry quality assurance (QA) is presented. Limitations of the Eclipse TPS and future developments are discussed.

Keywords: Intensity-modulated proton therapy; Proton therapy planning; Robust optimization.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Proton Therapy*
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / methods*