Dosimetric comparison of different treatment modalities for stereotactic radiosurgery of meningioma

David Kaul, Harun Badakhshi, Thierry Gevaert, Diana Pasemann, Volker Budach, Constantin Tulaesca, Arne Gruen, Vikas Prasad, Marc Levivier, Markus Kufeld

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Abstract

Background: The objective of this study was to compare the three most prominent systems for stereotactic radiosurgery in terms of dosimetric characteristics: the Cyberknife system, the Gamma Knife Perfexion and the Novalis system. Methods: Ten patients treated for recurrent grade I meningioma after surgery using the Cyberknife system were identified; the Cyberknife contours were exported and comparative treatment plans were generated for the Novalis system and Gamma Knife Perfexion. Dosimetric values were compared with respect to coverage, conformity index (CI), gradient index (GI) and beam-on time (BOT). Results: All three systems showed comparable results in terms of coverage. The Gamma Knife and the Cyberknife system showed significantly higher levels of conformity than the Novalis system (Cyberknife vs Novalis, p = 0.002; Gamma Knife vs Novalis, p = 0.002). The Gamma Knife showed significantly steeper gradients compared with the Novalis and the Cyberknife system (Gamma Knife vs Novalis, p = 0.014; Gamma Knife vs Cyberknife, p = 0.002) and significantly longer beam-on times than the other two systems (BOT = 66 ± 21.3 min, Gamma Knife vs Novalis, p = 0.002; Gamma Knife vs Cyberknife, p = 0.002). Conclusions: The multiple focal entry systems (Gamma Knife and Cyberknife) achieve higher conformity than the Novalis system. The Gamma Knife delivers the steepest dose gradient of all examined systems. However, the Gamma Knife is known to require long beam-on times, and despite worse dose gradients, LINAC-based systems (Novalis and Cyberknife) offer image verification at the time of treatment delivery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)559-564
Number of pages6
JournalActa Neurochirurgica
Volume157
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 19 2015

Keywords

  • Cyberknife
  • Dosimetric comparison
  • Gamma Knife Perfexion
  • Meningioma
  • Novalis

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