Target Localization Accuracy of Image Registrations in Cone Beam Computed Tomography‐Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer

ABSTRACT Background To evaluate the target localization accuracy of image registration methods in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)‐based image guidance (IG) for lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and the associations with tumor characteristics such as size, mobility, and location. M...

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Main Authors: Seong Soon Jang, Na‐Young An, Hee Kyung Kim, Youngjun Yang, Gil Ja Huh, Joon Won Jeong
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Published: Wiley 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.70147
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author Seong Soon Jang
Na‐Young An
Hee Kyung Kim
Youngjun Yang
Gil Ja Huh
Joon Won Jeong
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Na‐Young An
Hee Kyung Kim
Youngjun Yang
Gil Ja Huh
Joon Won Jeong
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description ABSTRACT Background To evaluate the target localization accuracy of image registration methods in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)‐based image guidance (IG) for lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and the associations with tumor characteristics such as size, mobility, and location. Methods Four methods involving different matching axes and regions were used to register the planning CT and 3D CBCT images of 36 lung tumors treated with SBRT. The registration axes were divided into 3D translational axes and 6D axes (translational and rotational axes), and the regions were divided into wide rectangular (WR) volume‐of‐interest (VOI) and tumor‐focused (TF) VOI, consisting of the internal target volume (ITV) plus a 1 cm margin. Results Compared with the WR registrations, the TF registrations yielded higher localization accuracies for all registration pairs, with differences of 6.3%–9.1% in the percentage of inclusion of the registered CBCT gross tumor volume (GTV) into the ITV and 1.3–1.8 mm in the 3D distance between the ITV and registered CBCT GTV centroids. The TF3D and TF6D registrations yielded similar accuracy metrics of 91.9% and 1.4 mm, respectively, whereas the WR6D registration exhibited improved accuracies compared with the WR3D registration. The localization accuracies with the TF registrations decreased with increasing tumor mobility index, expressed as the ITV/GTV50% ratio, with significant differences between the tumor groups at a cutoff of 1.7. Conclusions The localization accuracies of our image registration methods may serve as clinically useful references for selecting the most suitable registration in CBCT‐based IG for lung SBRT.
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spelling doaj-art-9b3d3bc40811445a8e493afcb1f916f22025-08-20T03:41:40ZengWileyThoracic Cancer1759-77061759-77142025-08-011615n/an/a10.1111/1759-7714.70147Target Localization Accuracy of Image Registrations in Cone Beam Computed Tomography‐Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung CancerSeong Soon Jang0Na‐Young An1Hee Kyung Kim2Youngjun Yang3Gil Ja Huh4Joon Won Jeong5Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine The Catholic University of Korea Seoul Republic of KoreaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital Daejeon Republic of KoreaDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine The Catholic University of Korea Seoul Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine The Catholic University of Korea Seoul Republic of KoreaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine The Catholic University of Korea Seoul Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine The Catholic University of Korea Seoul Republic of KoreaABSTRACT Background To evaluate the target localization accuracy of image registration methods in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)‐based image guidance (IG) for lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and the associations with tumor characteristics such as size, mobility, and location. Methods Four methods involving different matching axes and regions were used to register the planning CT and 3D CBCT images of 36 lung tumors treated with SBRT. The registration axes were divided into 3D translational axes and 6D axes (translational and rotational axes), and the regions were divided into wide rectangular (WR) volume‐of‐interest (VOI) and tumor‐focused (TF) VOI, consisting of the internal target volume (ITV) plus a 1 cm margin. Results Compared with the WR registrations, the TF registrations yielded higher localization accuracies for all registration pairs, with differences of 6.3%–9.1% in the percentage of inclusion of the registered CBCT gross tumor volume (GTV) into the ITV and 1.3–1.8 mm in the 3D distance between the ITV and registered CBCT GTV centroids. The TF3D and TF6D registrations yielded similar accuracy metrics of 91.9% and 1.4 mm, respectively, whereas the WR6D registration exhibited improved accuracies compared with the WR3D registration. The localization accuracies with the TF registrations decreased with increasing tumor mobility index, expressed as the ITV/GTV50% ratio, with significant differences between the tumor groups at a cutoff of 1.7. Conclusions The localization accuracies of our image registration methods may serve as clinically useful references for selecting the most suitable registration in CBCT‐based IG for lung SBRT.https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.70147image guidanceimage registrationlung cancerstereotactic body radiation therapytarget localization
spellingShingle Seong Soon Jang
Na‐Young An
Hee Kyung Kim
Youngjun Yang
Gil Ja Huh
Joon Won Jeong
Target Localization Accuracy of Image Registrations in Cone Beam Computed Tomography‐Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer
Thoracic Cancer
image guidance
image registration
lung cancer
stereotactic body radiation therapy
target localization
title Target Localization Accuracy of Image Registrations in Cone Beam Computed Tomography‐Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer
title_full Target Localization Accuracy of Image Registrations in Cone Beam Computed Tomography‐Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer
title_fullStr Target Localization Accuracy of Image Registrations in Cone Beam Computed Tomography‐Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Target Localization Accuracy of Image Registrations in Cone Beam Computed Tomography‐Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer
title_short Target Localization Accuracy of Image Registrations in Cone Beam Computed Tomography‐Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer
title_sort target localization accuracy of image registrations in cone beam computed tomography guided stereotactic body radiation therapy for lung cancer
topic image guidance
image registration
lung cancer
stereotactic body radiation therapy
target localization
url https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.70147
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