A single center, inter-observer evaluation of vestibular schwannoma stereotactic radiosurgery and its dosimetric impact.

The aim of this work was to evaluate the inter- and intra-observer variation in contouring vestibular schwannoma (VS) and the organs-at-risk (OAR), and its dosimetric impact in Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT). Three VS typical cases were contoured by four clinicians. The Agreement Volume Index (AVI) appeared to be notably higher in VS than in OARs, such that the dose coverage of VS is fairly robust.

Feasibility and potential advantages using VMAT in SRS metastasis treatments.

Background: Utilization of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases (BM) has become the technique of choice as opposed to whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT). The aim of this work is to evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits in terms of normal tissue (NT) and dose escalation of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in SRS metastasis treatment. A VMAT optimization procedure has therefore been developed for internal dose scaling which minimizes planner dependence.