https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/485689
標題: | Volumetric modulated arc therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A dosimetric comparison with TomoTherapy and step-and-shoot IMRT | 作者: | Lu S.-H. CHIA-HSIEN CHENG SUNG-HSIN KUO Lee J.J.-S. Chen L.-H. Wu J.-K. YU-HSUAN CHEN WAN-YU CHEN Wen S.-Y. Chong F.-C. Wu C.-J. CHUN-WEI WANG |
公開日期: | 2012 | 卷: | 104 | 期: | 3 | 起(迄)頁: | 324-330 | 來源出版物: | Radiotherapy and Oncology | 摘要: | Purpose: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), a novel technique, employs a linear accelerator to conduct dynamic modulation rotation radiotherapy. The goal of this study was to compare VMAT with helical tomotherapy (HT) and step-and-shoot intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients with regard to the sparing effect on organs at risk (OARs), dosimetric quality, and efficiency of delivery. Materials and methods: Twenty patients with NPC treated by HT were re-planned by VMAT (two arcs) and IMRT (7-9 fields) for dosimetric comparison. The target area received three dose levels (70, 60, and 54 Gy) in 33 fractions using simultaneous integrated boosts technique. The Philips Pinnacle Planning System 9.0 was adopted to design VMAT, using SmartArc as the planning algorithm. For a fair comparison, the planning target volume (PTV) coverage of the 3 plans was normalized to the same level. Dosimetric comparisons between VMAT, HT, and IMRT plans were analyzed to evaluate (1) coverage, homogeneity, and conformity of PTV, (2) sparing of OARs, (3) delivery time, and (4) monitor units (MUs). Results: The VMAT, HT, and IMRT plans had similar PTV coverage with an average of 96%. There was no significant difference between VMAT and HT in homogeneity, while the homogeneity indices of VMAT (1.06) and HT (1.06) were better than IMRT plans (1.07, p < 0.05). HT plans provided a better conformity index (1.17) than VMAT (1.28, p = 0.01) and IMRT (1.36, p = 0.02). When compared with IMRT, VMAT and HT had a better sparing effect on brain stem and spinal cord (p < 0.05). The effect of parotid sparing was similar between VMAT (mean = 26.3 Gy) and HT (mean = 27.5 Gy), but better than IMRT (mean = 31.3 Gy, p < 0.01). The delivery time per fraction for VMAT (5.7 min) were much lower than for HT (9.5 min, p < 0.01) and IMRT (9.2 min, p < 0.01). Conclusions: Our results indicate that VMAT provides better sparing of normal tissue, homogeneity, and conformity than IMRT, and shorter delivery time than HT. ? 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84867069998&doi=10.1016%2fj.radonc.2011.11.017&partnerID=40&md5=0473afbac8697ce44bcd44807dbf8838 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/485689 |
ISSN: | 0167-8140 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.11.017 | SDG/關鍵字: | algorithm; article; brain stem; cancer radiotherapy; clinical article; cochlea; dosimetry; eye; human; intensity modulated radiation therapy; intermethod comparison; lens; nasopharynx carcinoma; optic nerve; parotid gland; priority journal; radiation dose fractionation; spinal cord; tomotherapy; volumetric modulated arc therapy; Humans; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; Tomography, Spiral Computed; Tumor Burden |
顯示於: | 腫瘤醫學研究所 |
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