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Title: Comparison study of the partial-breast irradiation techniques: Dosimetric analysis of three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, electron beam therapy, and helical tomotherapy depending on various tumor locations

Abstract

The partial-breast irradiation (PBI) technique, an alternative to whole-breast irradiation, is a beam delivery method that uses a limited range of treatment volume. The present study was designed to determine the optimal PBI treatment modalities for 8 different tumor locations. Treatment planning was performed on computed tomography (CT) data sets of 6 patients who had received lumpectomy treatments. Tumor locations were classified into 8 subsections according to breast quadrant and depth. Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT), electron beam therapy (ET), and helical tomotherapy (H-TOMO) were utilized to evaluate the dosimetric effect for each tumor location. Conformation number (CN), radical dose homogeneity index (rDHI), and dose delivered to healthy tissue were estimated. The Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and Bonferroni tests were used for statistical analysis. The ET approach showed good sparing effects and acceptable target coverage for the lower inner quadrant—superficial (LIQ-S) and lower inner quadrant—deep (LIQ-D) locations. The H-TOMO method was the least effective technique as no evaluation index achieved superiority for all tumor locations except CN. The ET method is advisable for treating LIQ-S and LIQ-D tumors, as opposed to 3D-CRT or H-TOMO, because of acceptable target coverage and much lower dose applied to surrounding tissue.

Authors:
;  [1]; ; ;  [2];  [1]
  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22262831
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Medical Dosimetry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 38; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0958-3947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CT-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRON BEAMS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSES

Citation Formats

Kim, Min-Joo, Park, So-Hyun, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Son, Seok-Hyun, Cheon, Keum-Seong, Choi, Byung-Ock, Suh, Tae-Suk, and Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul. Comparison study of the partial-breast irradiation techniques: Dosimetric analysis of three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, electron beam therapy, and helical tomotherapy depending on various tumor locations. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1016/J.MEDDOS.2013.03.004.
Kim, Min-Joo, Park, So-Hyun, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Son, Seok-Hyun, Cheon, Keum-Seong, Choi, Byung-Ock, Suh, Tae-Suk, & Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul. Comparison study of the partial-breast irradiation techniques: Dosimetric analysis of three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, electron beam therapy, and helical tomotherapy depending on various tumor locations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MEDDOS.2013.03.004
Kim, Min-Joo, Park, So-Hyun, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Son, Seok-Hyun, Cheon, Keum-Seong, Choi, Byung-Ock, Suh, Tae-Suk, and Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul. 2013. "Comparison study of the partial-breast irradiation techniques: Dosimetric analysis of three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, electron beam therapy, and helical tomotherapy depending on various tumor locations". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MEDDOS.2013.03.004.
@article{osti_22262831,
title = {Comparison study of the partial-breast irradiation techniques: Dosimetric analysis of three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, electron beam therapy, and helical tomotherapy depending on various tumor locations},
author = {Kim, Min-Joo and Park, So-Hyun and Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul and Son, Seok-Hyun and Cheon, Keum-Seong and Choi, Byung-Ock and Suh, Tae-Suk and Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul},
abstractNote = {The partial-breast irradiation (PBI) technique, an alternative to whole-breast irradiation, is a beam delivery method that uses a limited range of treatment volume. The present study was designed to determine the optimal PBI treatment modalities for 8 different tumor locations. Treatment planning was performed on computed tomography (CT) data sets of 6 patients who had received lumpectomy treatments. Tumor locations were classified into 8 subsections according to breast quadrant and depth. Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT), electron beam therapy (ET), and helical tomotherapy (H-TOMO) were utilized to evaluate the dosimetric effect for each tumor location. Conformation number (CN), radical dose homogeneity index (rDHI), and dose delivered to healthy tissue were estimated. The Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and Bonferroni tests were used for statistical analysis. The ET approach showed good sparing effects and acceptable target coverage for the lower inner quadrant—superficial (LIQ-S) and lower inner quadrant—deep (LIQ-D) locations. The H-TOMO method was the least effective technique as no evaluation index achieved superiority for all tumor locations except CN. The ET method is advisable for treating LIQ-S and LIQ-D tumors, as opposed to 3D-CRT or H-TOMO, because of acceptable target coverage and much lower dose applied to surrounding tissue.},
doi = {10.1016/J.MEDDOS.2013.03.004},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22262831}, journal = {Medical Dosimetry},
issn = {0958-3947},
number = 3,
volume = 38,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}