SyncMRT: a solution to image-guided synchrotron radiotherapy for quality assurance and pre-clinical trials

Barnes, MJ; Paino, J; Day, LR; Butler, D; Hausermann, D; Pelliccia, D; Crosbie, JC

Author(s): Barnes, MJ; Paino, J; Day, LR; Butler, D; Hausermann, D; Pelliccia, D; Crosbie, JC;
Details: Publication Year 2022,Volume 29,Issue #Pt 4,Page 1074-1084
Journal Title: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
Publication Type: Research article
Abstract: In this work, a new image guidance system and protocols for delivering image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) on the Imaging and Medical Beamline (IMBL) at the ANSTO Australian Synchrotron are introduced. The image guidance methods used and the resulting accuracy of tumour alignment in in vivo experiments are often under-reported. Image guidance tasks are often complex, time-consuming and prone to errors. If unchecked, they may result in potential mis-treatments. We introduce SyncMRT, a software package that provides a simple, image guidance tool-kit for aligning samples to the synchrotron beam. We have demonstrated sub-millimetre alignment using SyncMRT and the small-animal irradiation platform (the DynamicMRT system) on the IMBL. SyncMRT has become the standard for carrying out IGRT treatments on the IMBL and has been used in all pre-clinical radiotherapy experiments since 2017. Further, we introduce two quality assurance (QA) protocols to synchrotron radiotherapy on the IMBL: the Winston-Lutz test and hidden target test. It is shown that the presented QA tests are appropriate for picking up geometrical setup errors and assessing the end-to-end accuracy of the image guidance process. Together, these tools make image guidance easier and provide a mechanism for reporting the geometric accuracy of synchrotron-based IGRT treatments. Importantly, this work is scalable to other delivery systems, and is in continual development to support the upcoming veterinary radiotherapy trials on the IMBL.
Keywords: Animals; Australia; *Radiotherapy, Image-Guided/methods; Synchrotrons
Department(s): Physical Sciences
PubMed ID: 35787575
Publisher's Version: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577522004829
Open Access at Publisher's Site: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577522004829
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