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Quantitative Imaging and Dose

Calculation Comparison Exercises in


the MRTDosimetry Project
J Tran-Gia1, M Lassmann1, J Tipping2, N Calvert2
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg
2Nuclear Medicine Group, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester
Aims of Comparison Exercises

1. Need for standardization of quantitative imaging


– Problem: Numerous imaging modalities & systems.
No standardization of activity determination.
– Plan: Comparison exercise with different SPECT/CT systems
BUT standardized activities & reconstructions.
– Aim: Protocol for commissioning and QI.

2. Lack of validation between dosimetry software tools


– Problem: Numerous tools available for dose calculation.
No validation across different tools.
– Plan: Calculate doses with available dosimetry tools based
on simulated post-therapy dosimetry dataset.
+ many in-house
– Aim: Protocol for commissioning dosimetry platforms. approaches

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Participating Systems

SPECT/CT Hardware available at Participating Sites:


AOSP GE Discovery 690 2016 3/8"
ASMN Siemens Symbia T2 2009 3/8"
Christie 1 GE Discovery 670 2015 3/8"
Christie 2 GE Infinia Hawkeye4 2006 3/8"
LUND GE Discovery 670 2012 5/8"
NPL Mediso AnyScan SCP 2017 3/8"
OUHT 1 GE Discovery 670 2011 3/8"
OUHT 2 GE Infinia Hawkeye4 2008 3/8"
RSCH 1 GE Optima NM/CT 640 2014 3/8"
THG (PGNI) GE Optima NM/CT 640 2015 3/8"
UKW 1 Siemens Symbia T2 2006 5/8"
UKW 2 Siemens Symbia Intevo 2016 3/8"

• 5 Countries.
• SPECT/CT systems of 3 large vendors.
• 2 different detector crystal thicknesses.

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Outline

Quantitative Imaging Comparison Exercise (UKW)


1. Sensitivity Determination (Jaszczak Cylinder)
2. Partial Volume Assessment (6-sphere Phantom)
3. Quantitative Imaging Exercise (3D-printed 2-organ Phantom)
4. Validation of Radioactive Test Sources (Ba-133 Surrogate vs. Liquid I-131)

Dose Comparison Exercise (The Christie)


1. Extend Printed Phantom (4-Organ 3D-printed phantom)
2. Generation of Ground Truth TAC & Dose (PK Model & MC Simulation)
3. Measurement of TAC (Experimental & MC Simulation)
4. Dose Calculation & Comparison (Commercial & in-house)

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Outline

Quantitative Imaging Comparison Exercise (UKW)


1. Sensitivity Determination (Jaszczak Cylinder)
2. Partial Volume Assessment (6-sphere Phantom)
3. Quantitative Imaging Exercise (3D-printed 2-organ Phantom)
4. Validation of Radioactive Test Sources (Ba-133 Surrogate vs. Liquid I-131)

DosePart
Comparison
1&2 Exercise (The Christie)
Part 3 Part 4
Sensitivity
1. Extend Printed Phantom 3D-printed ICRP (4-Organ 3D-printed
Sealed Ba-133
phantom)
Partial Volume 2-organ phantom vs. liquid I-131
2. Generation of Ground Truth TAC & Dose (PK Model & MC Simulation)
3. Measurement of TAC (Experimental & MC Simulation)
4. Dose Calculation & Comparison (Commercial & in-house)

Ba-133 Liquid I-131

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1.1 Sensitivity Determination

Goal Reconstruction

Counts in
each voxel

Conversion according to
sensitivity (cps/MBq[1])
?
Activity per voxel
Counts → Activity
→ Activity distribution
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[1] Counts-per-second-per-MBq
1.1 Sensitivity Determination

Calibration protocol
(produced within the MRTDosimetry project)

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1.1 Sensitivity Determination

Approach
• Fill large phantom (to reduce partial volume effects) with
traceable amount of activity.
• SPECT/CT imaging (TACQ) + clinical reconstruction.
• Calculate conversion factor: Filled
Phantom
Total counts Aphantom

SPECT
Decay-corrected Total live time
Imaging
activity ctotal

• Unit: counts-per-s-per-MBq (cps)

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1.1 Sensitivity Determination

Protocol:
Suggestions on Carrier Solution
(MRTDosimetry: Only Lu-177 and I-131)

Suggestions on Phantom Selection

Suggestions on > 18 cm
Phantom Filling < 10 L
www.biodex.com

> 20 cm 9
1.1 Sensitivity Determination

Protocol: Suggestions on SPECT/CT Acquisition


• Positioning in center of rotation.

SPECT/CT Positioning

• Acquisition parameters as in clinical protocol


(e.g. 2×60 projections, 30s-per-projection, non-circular orbit).
• Low-dose CT for attenuation correction.

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1.1 Sensitivity Determination

Protocol: Suggestions on
SPECT/CT
SPECT/CT Reconstruction Reconstruction

• Projection-wise decay correction.


• Scatter (e.g. triple-energy-window) & attenuation correction (e.g. CT-
based) as in clinical protocol.
• Filtering (e.g. Gaussian post-filtering) & resolution recovery as in clinical
protocol.
• Iterate until number of
counts has converged
as function of updates
(iterations × subsets).

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1.1 Sensitivity Determination

Example from UKW (Lu-177)


SPECT Lu-177 SPECT/CT Fusion
Flash3D, 6i6s0mm

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1.1 Sensitivity Determination

Protocol: VOI Analysis


• Define cylinder ROI in central transaxial slice.
• 130% of phantom radius. VOI
• 120% of phantom length.
Phantom

Calculate conversion factor

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1.1 Sensitivity Determination

Goal Reconstruction

Counts per
Voxel

Conversion according to
sensitivity (cps/MBq)
?!
Activity per voxel
Counts → Activity
→ Activity distribution
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Outline

Quantitative Imaging Comparison Exercise (UKW)


1. Sensitivity Determination (Jaszczak Cylinder)
2. Partial Volume Assessment (6-sphere Phantom)
3. Quantitative Imaging Exercise (3D-printed 2-organ Phantom)
4. Validation of Radioactive Test Sources (Ba-133 Surrogate vs. Liquid I-131)

DosePart
Comparison
1&2 Exercise (The Christie)
Part 3 Part 4
Sensitivity
1. Your Choice ☺ 3D-printed ICRP Sealed Ba-133
Partial Volume 2-organ phantom vs. liquid I-131

Ba-133 Liquid I-131

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1.2 Partial Volume Assessment
Partial Volume Effect
(„Spill-Out“
All spheres should ideally vs. „Spill-In“)
have homogeneous SPECT signal.
Source:
Goal Wikipedia
of this section: Assess the partial volume! Simulation

PSF
(Gaussian)

FWHM
SPECT: 1-2 cm

Image Formation:
Convolution of object and point spread function of imaging system.
(„How the imaging system see the object”).

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1.2 Partial Volume Assessment

Approach
• Fill sphere phantom with known geometry (known radii) with
traceable amount of activity (Asphere,i).
• SPECT/CT imaging (TACQ) + clinical reconstruction.
• Draw sphere VOIs based on nominal diameters and CT.
• Obtain ratio of spilled out counts:
𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 ctotal Sphere
SPECT/CT
𝑅𝐶(𝑖) = Phantom
Fusion & VOIs
𝐴𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒,𝑖 ∙ 𝑇𝐴𝐶𝑄 ∙ 𝐶𝐹
From 1.1

SPECT

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1.2 Partial Volume Assessment
Optional in calibration protocol (Appendix)

http://www.biodex.com

MRTDosimetry comparison exercise


• IEC NEMA Phantom
• 6 sphere inserts (diameters: 10–37 mm, volumes: 0.5–26.5 ml)

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1.2 Partial Volume Assessment
Phantom Filling Procedure Activity
Carrier
(This procedure assumes that the sphere Solution

volumes Vsphere i were pre-measured)

• Prepare Stock solution (500 ml container).


500 ml Container
𝐴𝑠𝑦𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒,𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 − 𝐴𝑠𝑦𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒,𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑦
𝑐𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 =
𝑤𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟,𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 − 𝑤𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟,𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑦

• Ensure spheres are empty.

• Fill spheres until liquid “rises up along capillary”.

• Sphere activities: 𝐴𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖 = 𝑐𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ∗ 𝑉𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖

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1.2 Partial Volume Assessment

Acquisition & Reconstruction as for sensitivity.


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1.2 Partial Volume Assessment

Example from UKW (Lu-177)


Lu-177 SPECT/CT Fusion
Flash3D, 6i6s0mm

SPECT

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1.2 Partial Volume Assessment

Recovery Curve Fitting


Correct partial volume by volume-based recovery coefficient
• Ratio of spilled outcorrection
(strictly: counts:restricted to sphere geometry). SPECT/CT
ctotal
𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 0.53 Fusion & VOIs
𝑅𝐶(𝑖) = 0.73
𝐴𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒,𝑖 ∙ 𝑇𝐴𝐶𝑄 ∙ 𝐶𝐹
0.21 SPECT
• Plot RC(i) against sphere volume Vi 0.78

• Obtain volume-dependent recovery coefficient curve by


fitting (α, β, γ: coefficients for fit, V: sphere volume):
𝛼 0.87 0.81 RC(V) curve
𝑅𝐶(𝑉) =
1 + 𝛾 Τ𝑉 𝛽

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Outline

Quantitative Imaging Comparison Exercise (UKW)


1. Sensitivity Determination (Jaszczak Cylinder)
2. Partial Volume Assessment (6-sphere Phantom)
3. Quantitative Imaging Exercise (3D-printed 2-organ Phantom)
4. Validation of Radioactive Test Sources (Ba-133 Surrogate vs. Liquid I-131)

DosePart
Comparison
1&2 Exercise (The Christie)
Part 3 Part 4
Sensitivity
1. Your Choice ☺ 3D-printed ICRP Sealed Ba-133
Partial Volume 2-organ phantom vs. liquid I-131

Ba-133 Liquid I-131


→ Validate QI in quasi-realistic,
anthropomorphic phantom
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1.3 Quantitative Imaging Exercise

3D Printing Template:
2 Organs (Kidney & Spleen)
of ICRP 110[1] Voxel Phantom
• Average male/female.
• Segmented & modified CT of individual.
• Voxel size (1.8 x 1.8 x 4.8 mm3) places limit on
resolution of organs.
• Accepted as dosimetry standard.

[1] ICRP Publication 110. Ann ICRP 39(2), 2009. 24


1.3 Quantitative Imaging Exercise

Phantom Design
Convert voxels Smoothen Extrude walls, add
to surface surface filling & supports, cut

Voxels Cortex

Medulla

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1.3 Quantitative Imaging Exercise

Phantom Fabrication

Print Seal

FDM 3D-Printing Printed parts Completed


(Ultimaker 3) (Medulla & Cortex) phantom

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1.3 Quantitative Imaging Exercise

Phantom Fabrication
Final design Final printed phantom

Jaszczak phantom
Top baseplate

Spleen
Kidney

Support rods
Bottom baseplate

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1.3 Quantitative Imaging Exercise

Phantom Fabrication
“Bulk production” SPECT/CT quality control

• Designed for the MRTDosimetry project as QI phantom.


• Fits a standard Jaszczak phantom.
• One phantom set will be sent to each participating partner site.

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1.3 Quantitative Imaging Exercise

Phantom Filling: Setup at UKW


Dose Calibrator
Clamp Stand

2 Stock Solutions:
• High Activity Concentration
(Kidney Medulla)
• Low Activity Concentration
(Spleen & Kidney Cortex)

High
Container
Lab Balance High Low

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1.3 Quantitative Imaging Exercise

Phantom Filling: Spreadsheet

To be filled out by participant / Automated uncertainty estimation

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1.3 Quantitative Imaging Exercise

Filling & Mounting: Step-by-Step Instructions

Mounting Instructions

Filling Instructions

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1.3 Quantitative Imaging Exercise

Phantom-specific
organ-positioning!

Acquisition & Reconstruction as for sensitivity & partial volume.


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1.3 Quantitative Imaging Exercise

Lu-177 Measurement at UKW:


• Flash3D (Siemens’s OSEM). SPECT/CT
Fusion
• Attenuation correction.
• Scatter correction.
• Resolution recovery.
• 4 iterations, 8 subsets.
• No post-filtering.

SPECT

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Outline

Quantitative Imaging Comparison Exercise (UKW)


1. Sensitivity Determination (Jaszczak Cylinder)
2. Partial Volume Assessment (6-sphere Phantom)
3. Quantitative Imaging Exercise (3D-printed 2-organ Phantom)
4. Validation of Radioactive Test Sources (Ba-133 Surrogate vs. Liquid I-131)

DosePart
Comparison
1&2 Exercise (The Christie)
Part 3 Part 4
Sensitivity
1. Your Choice ☺ 3D-printed ICRP Sealed Ba-133
Partial Volume 2-organ phantom vs. liquid I-131

Ba-133 Liquid I-131


→ Test Ba-133 as surrogate
for liquid I-131
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1.4 Validation of Radioactive Test Sources
Quality control often based on liquid sources.
→ Disadvantages regarding time effort & radiation protection.

0.53
0.73

0.21
0.78

0.87 0.81

Idea:
Replace liquid I-131 sources by sealed Ba-133 sources.

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1.4 Validation of Radioactive Test Sources
• Design of 4 Ba-133 sealed sources.
Ba-133
Concentration Activity Diameter Length Volume Dimensions & Activities
(kBq/g) (MBq) (mm) (mm) (cm^3)
200 0.34 7.5 38.0 1.7
200 1.34 15.0 38.0 6.7 3D printed
200 5.38 30.0 38.0 26.9 containers
200 21.48 60.0 38.0 107.4

CAD Models.

Liquid
• Production of 4 identical containers I-131
to be filled with liquid I-131.
• Validate sealed Ba-133 against liquid I-131 sources.

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1.4 Validation of Radioactive Test Sources
d = 21.6 cm
7.5mm/40mm
Jaszczak Phantom
Solid Sources
Partial Volume 15mm/50mm

60mm/95mm

30mm/60mm

Attachment holes
Jaszczak cylinder

Estimation of partial volume effects


(resolution high energy collimator: 20 mm)

Baseplate produced by Christie

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1.4 Validation of Radioactive Test Sources

• Production of sealed Ba-133 sources by CMI, Czech Republic


and CEA, France.
• Production of hollow containers for liquid I-131 comparison.
Filling
hole

Ba-133 source production at CEA. Hollow 60-mm container


attached to baseplate.

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1.4 Validation of Radioactive Test Sources

Filling, Mounting, Acquisition & Reconstruction:


Step-by-Step Instructions

Attach base plate (3 screws). Attach Ba-133 sources. Positioning on patient


Attach attachment rods (4 circles). Close Phantom. bed.
Fill with water.

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1.4 Validation of Radioactive Test Sources

Ba-133 Measurement at UKW:


• Flash3D (Siemens’s OSEM).
SPECT/CT Fusion
• Attenuation correction. 4i8s0mm
• Scatter correction.
• Resolution recovery.
• 4 iterations, 8 subsets.
• No post-filtering.
SPECT

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Outcomes / Deliverables

QI Comparison Exercise:
• Protocol for commissioning and QC of SPECT/CT imaging
systems.
• Multi-center assessment of quantitative accuracy of
different SPECT/CT systems.
• Validation of Ba-133 as surrogate for liquid I-131.

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Aims of Comparison Exercises

1. Need for standardization of quantitative imaging


– Problem: Numerous imaging modalities & systems.
No standardization of activity determination.
– Plan: Comparison exercise with different SPECT/CT systems
BUT standardized activities & reconstructions.
– Aim: Protocol for commissioning and QI.

2. Lack of validation between dosimetry software tools


– Problem: Numerous tools available for dose calculation.
No validation across different tools.
– Plan: Calculate doses with available dosimetry tools based
on simulated post-therapy dosimetry dataset.
+ many in-house
– Aim: Protocol for commissioning dosimetry platforms. approaches

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Outline
Part 1 & 2 Part 3 Part 4
4-organ phantom
Quantitative Serial
Imaging Comparison SPECT (UKW)
Exercise Dose Calculations
Ground truth TAC Imaging
1. Sensitivity Determination (Jaszczak Cylinder)
2. Partial Volume Assessment (6-sphere Phantom)
3. Quantitative Imaging Exercise (3D-printed 2-organ Phantom)
x S
4. Validation of Radioactive Test Sources (Ba-133 Surrogate vs. Liquid I-131)

Dose Comparison Exercise (The Christie)


1. Extend Printed Phantom (4-Organ 3D-printed phantom)
2. Generation of Ground Truth TAC & Dose (PK Model & MC Simulation)
3. Measurement of TAC (Experimental & MC Simulation)
4. Dose Calculation & Comparison (Commercial & in-house)

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Outline
Part 1 & 2 Part 3 Part 4
4-organ phantom
Quantitative Serial
Imaging Comparison SPECT (UKW)
Exercise Dose Calculations
Ground truth TAC Imaging
1. Sensitivity Determination (Jaszczak Cylinder)
2. Partial Volume Assessment (6-sphere Phantom)
3. Quantitative Imaging Exercise (3D-printed 2-organ Phantom)
x S
4. Validation of Radioactive Test Sources (Ba-133 Surrogate vs. Liquid I-131)

Dose Comparison Exercise (The Christie)


1. Extend Printed Phantom (4-Organ 3D-printed phantom)
2. Generation of Ground Truth TAC & Dose (PK Model & MC Simulation)
3. Measurement of TAC (Experimental & MC Simulation)
4. Dose Calculation & Comparison (Commercial & in-house)

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2.1 Extended 3D Printed Phantom

Jaszczak phantom
Top baseplate

Spleen

Support rods
Bottom baseplate

• Current phantom is useful for QI exercise.


• Not fully representative for Dose Calculations.
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2.1 Extended 3D Printed Phantom
Bespoke
elliptical
phantom

Spleen Tumour
Kidney
Liver

Left Kidney Right Kidney

• 3D Printed phantom extended to include 2 kidneys (each with


separate Cortex & Medulla), Spleen, Liver, and Tumour.
• Phantom based on ICRP110 models.

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2.1 Extended 3D Printed Phantom

• Imaged in large elliptical phantom.

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2.1 Extended 3D Printed Phantom

• Preliminary imaging undertaken to help with


develop design of printed phantoms.
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Outline
Part 1 & 2 Part 3 Part 4
4-organ phantom
Quantitative Serial
Imaging Comparison SPECT (UKW)
Exercise Dose Calculations
Ground truth TAC Imaging
1. Sensitivity Determination (Jaszczak Cylinder)
2. Partial Volume Assessment (6-sphere Phantom)
3. Quantitative Imaging Exercise (3D-printed 2-organ Phantom)
x S
4. Validation of Radioactive Test Sources (Ba-133 Surrogate vs. Liquid I-131)

Dose Comparison Exercise (The Christie)


1. Extend Printed Phantom (4-Organ 3D-printed phantom)
2. Generation of Ground Truth TAC & Dose (PK Model & MC Simulation)
3. Measurement of TAC (Experimental & MC Simulation)
4. Dose Calculation & Comparison (Commercial & in-house)

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2.2 Ground Truth TAC

Uptake
Liver

Spleen

Time (h)

• Organ Time Activity Curves:


– TAC is required before designing experiments & calculating
ground truth dose.
– Mimic Lu-177 Dotatate Therapy.

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2.2 Ground Truth TAC

• Organ Time Activity Curves:


– Implemented compartmental Pharmacokinetic model using published data [2], altering the
volumes to match printed phantom
– Cortex & Medulla to have 3:1 activity concentration ratio [3].
– Initial injected activity: 7.4 GBq equivalent.

[2] Brolin, et al. Phys. Med. Biol. 60 (2015) 6131-6149 51


[3] MIRD Pamphlet 20 JNM 49(11) 2008 1884-1899
2.2 S-Factor Computation

Source
Liver LK Cortex LK Medulla RK Cortex RK Medulla Spleen Tumour
Liver 6.57E-02 3.63E-04 2.96E-04 1.08E-03 8.07E-04 2.93E-04 3.27E-03

S (mGy/MBq.hr)
LKCortex 3.64E-04 9.10E-01 1.80E-02 4.21E-04 3.76E-04 1.76E-03 2.85E-04
LK Medulla 2.96E-04 1.79E-02 1.94E+00 4.13E-04 3.87E-04 9.87E-04 2.27E-04
RK Cortex 1.08E-03 4.22E-04 4.18E-04 1.09E+00 2.35E-02 1.85E-04 7.91E-04
RK Medull 6.51E-04 3.08E-04 3.17E-04 1.89E-02 1.87E+00 1.30E-04 5.20E-04
Spleen 2.93E-04 1.75E-03 9.81E-04 1.82E-04 1.59E-04 6.71E-01 2.20E-04
Tumour 3.28E-03 2.91E-04 2.30E-04 7.87E-04 6.48E-04 2.24E-04 5.21E+00

• Simulated in Geant4 & Gate to calculate S-


Factors for the phantom, required for
dosimetry.
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Outline
Part 1 & 2 Part 3 Part 4
4-organ phantom
Quantitative Serial
Imaging Comparison SPECT (UKW)
Exercise Dose Calculations
Ground truth TAC Imaging
1. Sensitivity Determination (Jaszczak Cylinder)
2. Partial Volume Assessment (6-sphere Phantom)
3. Quantitative Imaging Exercise (3D-printed 2-organ Phantom)
x S
4. Validation of Radioactive Test Sources (Ba-133 Surrogate vs. Liquid I-131)

Dose Comparison Exercise (The Christie)


1. Extend Printed Phantom (4-Organ 3D-printed phantom)
2. Generation of Ground Truth TAC & Dose (PK Model & MC Simulation)
3. Measurement of TAC (Experimental & MC Simulation)
4. Dose Calculation & Comparison (Commercial & in-house)

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2.3 Post-Therapy Lu-177 SPECT Imaging

• Imaging time point picking:


– Different centres have different guidelines
• Site A typically image PRRT patients at 4 time points: 1 h, 24 h, 72 h, 144 h.
• Site B at 5 time points: 1 h, 4 h, 24 h, 40 h, 70 h.
– We will image at time points 1 h, 4 h, 24 h, 40 h, 72 h, 144 h allowing us to generate number
of datasets of 4, 5, or 6 points.
– Filling & scanning follow SOP defined in QI comparison exercise.
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2.3 Simulated Measurements

STLs voxels
to to
voxels proj.

• Lund: simulating SPECT with SIMIND and CT with a


stoichiometric calibration method
• INSERM: simulating SPECT with GATE
• SCK·CEN: simulating CT with GATE

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2.3 Generating device agnostic images

• Experimental data taken on GE Discovery 670.


• Simulated data may be in non-DICOM format.
• SCK·CEN have developed tool to convert simulated images
to DICOM with correct header information to be
reconstructed on clinical workstations.

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Outline
Part 1 & 2 Part 3 Part 4
4-organ phantom
Quantitative Serial
Imaging Comparison SPECT (UKW)
Exercise Dose Calculations
Ground truth TAC Imaging
1. Sensitivity Determination (Jaszczak Cylinder)
2. Partial Volume Assessment (6-sphere Phantom)
3. Quantitative Imaging Exercise (3D-printed 2-organ Phantom)
x S
4. Validation of Radioactive Test Sources (Ba-133 Surrogate vs. Liquid I-131)

Dose Comparison Exercise (The Christie)


1. Extend Printed Phantom (4-Organ 3D-printed phantom)
2. Generation of Ground Truth TAC & Dose (PK Model & MC Simulation)
3. Measurement of TAC (Experimental & MC Simulation)
4. Dose Calculation & Comparison (Commercial & in-house)

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2.4 Dosimetry systems available
Commercial In House
LUNDADOSE

RAYDOSE

VoxelMed

MIDAS

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2.4 Dosimetry systems available
Planar Planar + SPECT MULTI-SPECT Organ Voxel
Voxelmed Voxelmed Voxelmed
Raydose Raydose
Hermes Hybrid Hermes Hybrid Hermes Hybrid Hermes Hybrid Hermes Hybrid
Dosimetry™ Dosimetry™ Dosimetry™ Dosimetry™ Dosimetry™
LundADose LundADose LundADose LundADose LundADose
GE GE GE GE
THG THG THG THG
NUKDOS NUKDOS NUKDOS NUKDOS
MIDAS MIDAS MIDAS MIDAS MIDAS
QDose QDose QDose QDose
DoseFX DoseFX
Planet® Dose Planet® Dose
MIRADA MIRADA
Simplicit90YTM Simplicit90YTM

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2.4 Patient Dose Comparison

ASMN, CASE 1, Lu-177 DOTATATE Therapy

SPECT/CT Fusion, 24 h post injection SPECT only

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2.4 Patient Dose Comparison

ASMN, CASE 2, Lu-177 DOTATATE Therapy

SPECT/CT Fusion, 24 h post injection SPECT only

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2.4 Patient Dose Comparison
Patient 1 WP 4.1.1 of MRTDosimetry
Dose Dose Dose
(Gy)
Liver (Gy)
Total Kidneys (Gy)
Spleen
2.00 2.00 1.50

1.50 1.50
1.00
1.00 1.00
0.50
0.50 0.50

0.00 0.00 0.00

Patient 2
Dose Dose Dose
(Gy)
Liver (Gy)
Total Kidneys (Gy)
Spleen
2.50 2.00 3.00
2.00 1.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.50 0.50

0.00 0.00 0.00

→ Statistical analysis challenging (only few statistically independent data


Organ-based | Voxel-based
points, e.g. 8 data points from 1 site).

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2.4 Data collection

• Need to ensure data is collected in same format for easy comparison.


• Developed data recording spreadsheet (based on IAEA RaBiT), that
doubles as a checklist to ensure dose calculations have been performed
correctly.

[4] IAEA Radiotracer Biodistribution Template (RaBiT) , 2016 63


2.4 Data collection

• Important data to collect include TAC fits, etc, but more importantly
the uncertainties associated with these.
• Uncertainties on fit parameters will be used (where possible) to
estimate uncertainties on calculated dose values.

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2.4 Data collection

• Important data to collect include TAC fits, etc, but more importantly
the uncertainties associated with these.
• Uncertainties on fit parameters will be used (where possible) to
estimate uncertainties on calculated dose values.

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Data comparison
Voxel-level dosimetry

Whole organ dose

Dose Volume Histogram


1

Fractional Volume
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0 5 10 15
Dose (Gy)

• Dose calculations – whole organ & voxel-based - compared to ideal and


variability across different software.
• Effect of using different time points & different number of time points for
the TAC.
• Uncertainties – whether they can be calculated & their value.

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Outcomes / Deliverables

QI Comparison Exercise:
• Protocol for commissioning and QC of SPECT/CT imaging
systems.
• Multi-center assessment of quantitative accuracy of
different SPECT/CT systems.
• Validation of Ba-133 as surrogate for liquid I-131.
Dose Comparison Exercise:
• Protocol for commissioning dosimetry platforms &
determining overall uncertainty in the absorbed dose
quantification process.
• First ground-truth training set for validation of different
dosimetry software.

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Thank you very much
for your kind attention!

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