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Maier, Johannes ; Knott, Bernadette ; Maerz, Manuel ; Loeschel, Rainer ; Koelbl, Oliver ; Dobler, Barbara

Simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) radiation therapy of right sided breast cancer with and without flattening filter - A treatment planning study

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Maier, Johannes, Knott, Bernadette, Maerz, Manuel, Loeschel, Rainer, Koelbl, Oliver and Dobler, Barbara (2016) Simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) radiation therapy of right sided breast cancer with and without flattening filter - A treatment planning study. Radiation Oncology 11 (111), pp. 1-11.

DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.35535


Abstract

Background: The aim of the study was to compare the two irradiation modes with (FF) and without flattening filter (FFF) for three different treatment techniques for simultaneous integrated boost radiation therapy of patients with right sided breast cancer. Methods: An Elekta Synergy linac with Agility collimating device is used to simulate the treatment of 10 patients. Six plans were generated in ...

Background: The aim of the study was to compare the two irradiation modes with (FF) and without flattening filter (FFF) for three different treatment techniques for simultaneous integrated boost radiation therapy of patients with right sided breast cancer. Methods: An Elekta Synergy linac with Agility collimating device is used to simulate the treatment of 10 patients. Six plans were generated in Monaco 5.0 for each patient treating the whole breast and a simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) volume: intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and a tangential arc VMAT (tVMAT), each with and without flattening filter. Plan quality was assessed considering target coverage, sparing of the contralateral breast, the lungs, the heart and the normal tissue. All plans were verified by a 2D-ionisation-chamber-array and delivery times were measured and compared. The Wilcoxon test was used for statistical analysis with a significance level of 0.05. Results: Significantly best target coverage and homogeneity was achieved using VMAT FFF with V95% = (98.7 +/- 0.8) % and HI = (8.2 +/- 0.9) % for the SIB and V95% = (98.3 +/- 0.7) % for the PTV, whereas tVMAT showed significantly lowest doses to the contralateral organs at risk with a D-mean of (0.7 +/- 0.1) Gy for the contralateral lung, (1.0 +/- 0.2) Gy for the contralateral breast and (1.4 +/- 0.2) Gy for the heart. All plans passed the gamma evaluation with a mean passing rate of (99.2 +/- 0.8) %. Delivery times were significantly reduced for VMAT and tVMAT but increased for IMRT, when FFF was used. Lowest delivery times were observed for tVMAT FFF with (1:20 +/- 0:07) min. Conclusion: Balancing target coverage, OAR sparing and delivery time, VMAT FFF and tVMAT FFF are considered the preferable of the investigated treatment options in simultaneous integrated boost irradiation of right sided breast cancer for the combination of an Elekta Synergy linac with Agility and the treatment planning system Monaco 5.0.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleRadiation Oncology
PublisherBIOMED CENTRAL LTD
Open Access TypeGold (with APC)
Place of PublicationLONDON
Volume11
Number of Issue or Book Chapter111
Page Rangepp. 1-11
Date31 August 2016
Date of publication19 Apr 2017 10:28
InstitutionsMedicine > Lehrstuhl für Strahlentherapie
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ValueType
10.1186/s13014-016-0687-6DOI
KeywordsRADIOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES; CONSERVING THERAPY; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; IMRT; VMAT; IRRADIATION; RECURRENCE; 3D-CRT; BEAMS; FIELD;
Dewey Decimal Classification600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-355352
Item ID35535

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