scholarly journals Dosimetric Comparison of Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy, Forward-Planned Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy in Intact Breast Radiotherapy without Lymphatic Irradiation

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-302
Author(s):  
Zumrut Arda Kaymak Cerkesli ◽  
Fevziye İlknur Kayalı ◽  
Rahşan Habiboğlu
Keyword(s):  
Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy ◽  
Conformal Radiotherapy ◽  
Breast Radiotherapy ◽  
Dosimetric Comparison ◽  
Intensity Modulated ◽  
Arc Therapy ◽  
Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy

scholarly journals Dosimetric Comparison of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy, Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Hybrid Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy/Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Techniques for Right Breast Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 3884
Author(s):  
Yi-Chi Liu ◽  
Hung-Ming Chang ◽  
Hsin-Hon Lin ◽  
Chia-Chun Lu ◽  
Lu-Han Lai
Keyword(s):  
Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy ◽  
Conformal Radiotherapy ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Intensity Modulated ◽  
Arc Therapy ◽  
Effective Doses ◽  
Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy ◽  
3D Crt

This study aimed to compare different types of right breast cancer radiotherapy planning techniques and to estimate the whole-body effective doses and the critical organ absorbed doses. The three planning techniques are intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT; two methods) and hybrid 3D-CRT/IMRT (three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy/intensity-modulated radiotherapy). The VMAT technique includes two methods to deliver a dose: non-continuous partial arc and continuous partial arc. A thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) is placed in the RANDO phantom to estimate the organ absorbed dose. Each planning technique applies 50.4 Gy prescription dose and treats critical organs, including the lung and heart. Dose-volume histogram was used to show the planning target volume (V95%), homogeneity index (HI), conformity index (CI), and other optimized indices. The estimation of whole-body effective dose was based on the International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP) Publication 60 and 103. The results were as follows: Continuous partial arc and non-continuous partial arc showed the best CI and HI. The heart absorbed doses in the continuous partial arc and hybrid 3D-CRT/IMRT were 0.07 ± 0.01% and 0% (V5% and V10%, respectively). The mean dose of the heart was lowest in hybrid 3D-CRT/IMRT (1.47 Gy ± 0.02). The dose in the left contralateral lung (V5%) was lowest in continuous partial arc (0%). The right ipsilateral lung average dose and V20% are lowest in continuous partial arc. Hybrid 3D-CRT/IMRT has the lowest mean dose to contralateral breast (organs at risk). The whole-body effective doses for ICRP-60 and ICRP-103 were highest in continuous partial arc (2.01 Sv ± 0.23 and 2.89 Sv ± 0.15, respectively). In conclusion, the use of VMAT with continuous arc has a lower risk of radiation pneumonia, while hybrid 3D-CRT/IMRT attain lower secondary malignancy risk and cardiovascular complications.

scholarly journals Dosimetric study of the protection level of the bone marrow in patients with cervical or endometrial cancer for three radiotherapy techniques - 3D CRT, IMRT and VMAT. Study protocol.

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Agata Jodda ◽  
Bartosz Urbański ◽  
Tomasz Piotrowski ◽  
Julian Malicki
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Endometrial Cancer ◽  
Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy ◽  
Conformal Radiotherapy ◽  
Protection Level ◽  
Intensity Modulated ◽  
Arc Therapy ◽  
Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy

Abstract Background: The paper shows the methodology of an in-phantom study of the protection level of the bone marrow in patients with cervical or endometrial cancer for three radiotherapy techniques: three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, intensity modulated radiotherapy, and volumetric modulated arc therapy, preceded by the procedures of image guidance. Methods/Design: The dosimetric evaluation of the doses will be performed in an in-house multi-element anthropomorphic phantom of the female pelvic area created by three-dimensional printing technology. The volume and position of the structures will be regulated according to the guidelines from the Bayesian network. The input data for the learning procedure of the model will be obtained from the retrospective analysis of imaging data obtained for 96 patients with endometrial cancer or cervical cancer treated with radiotherapy in our centre in 2008-2013. Three anatomical representations of the phantom simulating three independent clinical cases will be chosen. Five alternative treatment plans (1 × three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, 2 × intensity modulated radiotherapy and 2 × volumetric modulated arc therapy) will be created for each representation. To simulate image-guided radiotherapy, ten specific recombinations will be designated, for each anatomical representation separately, reflecting possible changes in the volume and position of the phantom components. Discussion: The comparative analysis of planned measurements will identify discrepancies between calculated doses and doses that were measured in the phantom. Finally, differences between the doses cumulated in the hip plates performed by different techniques simulating the gynaecological patients' irradiation of dose delivery will be established. The results of this study will form the basis of the prospective clinical trial that will be designed for the assessment of hematologic toxicity and its correlation with the doses cumulated in the hip plates, for gynaecologic patients undergoing radiation therapy.

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