1.Comparison of radiation dose calculation differences between uRT-TPS and Monaco-TPS for the same linear accelerator in multiple cancers
Yanju YANG ; Yingtao FANG ; Dadi GAO ; Jiazhou WANG ; Jun ZHAO ; Weigang HU
China Oncology 2024;34(1):82-89
Background and purpose:In recent years,domestic radiotherapy equipment and related software have made great progress,and testing the functionality and stability of the equipment and software is an essential step.This paper focused on comparing the differences in intensity-modulated radiation therapy(IMRT)plans dosimetry and organ at risk(OAR)volume calculations for common cancers between uRT-treatment planning system(TPS)and Monaco-TPS,and to evaluate the feasibility of dose calculation for Infinity linac(linear accelerator,Elekta,Sweden)using uRT-TPS.Methods:Twenty cases of rectal cancer,lung cancer,breast cancer and nasopharyngeal carcinoma were selected.The IMRT plans were completed in uRT-TPS and Monaco-TPS.The dose uniformity and conformity,mean dose,maximum dose of planning target volume(PTV)and OAR between two plans under the same prescribed dose of PTV were compared.And the pass rates of two TPS plans validated at the same linear accelerator were compared.Meanwhile,monitor units(MU),source skin distance(SSD)and the volume of OAR in uRT-TPS and Monaco-TPS were compared.Results:Wonderful plans that met the clinical requirements were obtained in uRT-TPS and Monaco-TPS.Comparable uniformity and conformability was received in PTV,and the maximum dose of PTV was reduced by 1.1 Gy for uRT-TPS(P = 0.006).For breast cancer and lung cancer,the dose in lung was lower for Monaco-TPS(P<0.05).For nasopharyngeal carcinoma,the dose indicators that oral cavity and throat in the uRT-TPS was reduced by 9.2%and 5.1%,respectively.The verification results of absolute point dose(<3%)and three-dimensional surface dose(>95%)for both plans met the clinical requirements.The region of interest in uRT-TPS was smaller compared with Monaco-TPS(P<0.05).Conclusion:A comparable IMRT plan was obtained for common tumors in uRT-TPS and Monaco-TPS.It is feasible to calculate the dose of Infinity linac using uRT-TPS.
2.Study on Circulating Tumor Cell Detection System Based on Microfluidic Chip
Yuanshuai DI ; Ji LUO ; Dadi GAO ; Haowen YANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2024;48(3):277-280
Objective To achieve high throughput and high detection rate of circulating tumor cells(CTCs)in human peripheral blood,and to provide efficient and accurate early screening for cancer patients.Methods A microfluidic chip with the integration of sorting,enrichment and detection was designed,and CTCs at the single cell level were detected by fluorescence detection system to obtain the number of CTCs in samples.Results The peripheral blood samples after lysed red blood cells were used for 6 experiments.When the injection rate reached 0.2 mL/h,CTCs could reach the best detection rate of 78.6%,and the correlation coefficient within the group was above 0.8.Conclusion CTCs detection system can achieve high detection rate and has good reliability,which can provide a reliable reference for clinical research in related fields.