Accumulation of the Delivered Dose Based on Cone-beam CT and Deformable Image Registration for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Hypofractionated Radiotherapy

Autor: Hui Liu, Bo Qiu, Qi Wen Li, Shi Pei Lu, Fang Jie Liu, Bin Wang, Li Chen, Mao Sheng Lin, Jun Zhang, Jin Yu Guo, Da Quan Wang, Zhang Kai Cheng
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Organs at Risk
Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
Cancer Research
Lung Neoplasms
Image registration
Atelectasis
lcsh:RC254-282
Hypofractionated radiotherapy
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Non-small cell lung cancer
Accumulation
Carcinoma
Non-Small-Cell Lung
Image Processing
Computer-Assisted
Genetics
medicine
Humans
Esophagus
Lung cancer
Aged
Lung
business.industry
Radiotherapy Planning
Computer-Assisted
Radiotherapy Dosage
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Middle Aged
Prognosis
lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
medicine.disease
Tumor Burden
medicine.anatomical_structure
Oncology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Mann–Whitney U test
Female
Radiotherapy
Intensity-Modulated
Non small cell
Deformable image registration
business
Nuclear medicine
Research Article
Follow-Up Studies
Zdroj: BMC Cancer, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
BMC Cancer
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-48538/v1
Popis: Background This study aimed to quantify the dosimetric differences between the planned and delivered dose to tumor and normal organs in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LANSCLC) treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy (HRT), and to explore the necessity and identify optimal candidates for adaptive radiotherapy (ART). Methods Twenty-seven patients with stage III NSCLC were enrolled. Planned radiation dose was 51Gy in 17 fractions with cone-beam CT (CBCT) acquired at each fraction. Virtual CT was generated by deformable image registration (DIR) of the planning CT to CBCT for dose calculation and accumulation. Dosimetric parameters were compared between original and accumulated plans using Wilcoxon signed rank test. Correlations between dosimetric differences and clinical variables were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test or Chi-square test. Results Patients had varied gross tumor volume (GTV) reduction by HRT (median reduction rate 11.1%, range − 2.9-44.0%). The V51 of planning target volume for GTV (PTV-GTV) was similar between original and accumulated plans (mean, 88.2% vs. 87.6%, p = 0.452). Only 11.1% of patients had above 5% relative decrease in V51 of PTV-GTV in accumulated plans. Compared to the original plan, limited increase (median relative increase 20 and V30), esophagus (mean dose, maximum dose) and heart (mean dose, V30 and V40) in accumulated plans. Less than 30% of patients had above 5% relative increase of lung or heart doses. Patients with quick tumor regression or baseline obstructive pneumonitis showed more notable increase in doses to normal structures. Patients with baseline obstructive atelectasis showed notable decrease (10.3%) in dose coverage of PTV-GTV. Conclusions LANSCLC patients treated with HRT had sufficient tumor dose coverage and acceptable normal tissue dose deviation. ART should be applied in patients with quick tumor regression and baseline obstructive pneumonitis/atelectasis to spare more normal structures.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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