Prediction of radiation-induced changes in the lung after stereotactic body radiation therapy of non-small-cell lung cancer
- Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg (Germany)
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Clinic of Heidelberg, Heidelberg (Germany)
Purpose: To estimate the risk of radiation-induced changes in the lung before single-dose treatment (stereotactic body radiation therapy [SBRT]) of lung cancer, the quantitative dose-response and volume-response relations must be known. Methods and Materials: A total of 64 patients treated for non-small-cell lung cancer with single doses of 20-30 Gy were classified according to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of perifocal changes in the lung detected by CT. Patients without toxic events in the lung were required to have {>=}6 months of follow-up. The mean dose (D{sub mean}) in the ipsilateral lung and the volume receiving >7 or 10 Gy (V{sub 7} and V{sub 10}, respectively) were used to calculate the dose-response and volume-response curves. The predictive value of additional variables was also investigated. Results: Of the 64 patients, 83% exhibited the selected endpoint. The tolerance values at a 50% probability of toxic events were 1.2 {+-} 0.7 Gy for the D{sub mean} and 5.8 {+-} 3.0% and 3.1 {+-} 2.0% for V{sub 7} and V{sub 10}, respectively. A nonsignificant shift to higher doses was seen for the dose-response curve for the upper compared with the lower part of the lung. Conclusion: The D{sub mean}, V{sub 7}, and V{sub 10} can be used to predict the risk of lung toxicity after SBRT treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer. Because of the lack of patients with low prescribed doses, however, the related uncertainty of this prediction is still relatively large. The D{sub mean}, V{sub 7}, and V{sub 10} are equally well suited. The additional investigated variables did not provide significant advantages. The lower part of the lung appears to be more radiosensitive than the upper.
- OSTI ID:
- 20944727
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 67, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.08.066; PII: S0360-3016(06)02829-X; Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0360-3016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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