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Radiation Oncology
Published in: Radiation Oncology 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research

Influence of daily imaging on plan quality and normal tissue toxicity for prostate cancer radiotherapy

Authors: Katharina Bell, Marina Heitfeld, Norbert Licht, Christian Rübe, Yvonne Dzierma

Published in: Radiation Oncology | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Modern radiotherapy offers various possibilities for image guided verification of patient positioning. Different clinically relevant IGRT (image guided radiotherapy) scenarios were considered with regard to their influence on dosimetric plan quality and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP).

Methods

This study is based on treatment plans of 50 prostate patients. We evaluate the clinically performed IGRT and simulate the influence of different daily IGRT scenarios on plan quality. Imaging doses of planar and cone-beam-CT (CBCT) images for three different energies (6 MV, 1 MV and 121 kV) were added to the treatment plans. The plan quality of the different scenarios was assessed by a visual inspection of the dose distribution and dose-volume-histogram (DVH) and a statistical analysis of DVH criteria. In addition, an assessment of the normal tissue complication probability was performed.

Results

Daily 1MV-CBCTs result in undesirable high dose regions in the target volume. The DVH shows that the scenarios with actual imaging performed, daily kV-CBCT and daily 6MV imaging (1x CBCT, 4x planar images per week) do not differ exceedingly from the original plan; especially imaging with daily kV-CBCT has little influence to the sparing of organs at risk. In contrast, daily 1MV- CBCT entails an additional dose of up to two fraction doses. Due to the additional dose amount some DVH constraints for plan acceptability could no longer be satisfied, especially for the daily 1MV-CBCT scenario. This scenario also shows increased NTCP for the rectum.

Conclusion

Daily kV-CBCT has negligible influence on plan quality and is commendable for the clinical routine. If no kV-modality is available, a daily IGRT scenario with one CBCT per week and planar axial images on the other days should be preferred over daily MV-CBCT.
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Metadata
Title
Influence of daily imaging on plan quality and normal tissue toxicity for prostate cancer radiotherapy
Authors
Katharina Bell
Marina Heitfeld
Norbert Licht
Christian Rübe
Yvonne Dzierma
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Radiation Oncology / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1748-717X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-016-0757-9

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