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Title: The dilemma of parotid gland and pharyngeal constrictor muscles preservation—Is daily online image guidance required? A dosimetric analysis

Abstract

With margin reduction common in head and neck radiotherapy, it is critical that the dosimetric effects of setup deviations are quantified. With past studies focusing on the quantification of positional and volumetric changes of organs at risk (OARs), this study aimed to measure the dose delivered to these the parotid gland (PG) and pharyngeal constrictor muscles (PCMs) using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Furthermore, this investigation sought to establish a potential time trend of change in dose delivered to target volumes secondary to ascertaining the need for daily image guidance (IG) to reduce the dose burden to these important OARs. Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) plans for 5 locally advanced head and neck patients' plans were created and mapped to weekly CBCTs. Each plan was recalculated without heterogeneity correction allowing for dosimetric comparison. Dosimetric endpoints recorded to assess the effect of positional variation were as per ICRU 83 and included D{sub 95} and D{sub 98} for the target volumes, mean dose (MD) and V{sub 30} {sub Gy} for the PGs, and V{sub 50} {sub Gy} and MD for the PCMs. Results were deemed statistically significant if p < 0.05. No significant time trends were established for these OARs. A significant decreasemore » in V{sub 50} {sub Gy} was observed for all PCMs (p < 0.001) on all CBCTs relative to the original plan. Regarding target volumes, a highly significant decrease in MD (MD = 20 Gy, CI: −20.310 to −19.820) in D{sub 98} of the high-dose planning target volume (PTV [70 Gy]; PTVD{sub 98%} = 70 Gy) for case 3 was found (p ≤ 0.001). A nonpredictable, yet significant dosimetric effect was found. A clinically acceptable balance must be achieved between OAR dosimetry and target coverage as can be achieved by frequent IG.« less

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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22685177
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Medical Dosimetry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 42; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 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; 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRECTIONS; DOSIMETRY; GLANDS; HAZARDS; HEAD; ICRU; IMAGES; MUSCLES; NECK; NEOPLASMS; PLANNING; PRESERVATION; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY

Citation Formats

Duffy, Olivia, Forde, Elizabeth, and Leech, Michelle. The dilemma of parotid gland and pharyngeal constrictor muscles preservation—Is daily online image guidance required? A dosimetric analysis. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/J.MEDDOS.2016.10.003.
Duffy, Olivia, Forde, Elizabeth, & Leech, Michelle. The dilemma of parotid gland and pharyngeal constrictor muscles preservation—Is daily online image guidance required? A dosimetric analysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MEDDOS.2016.10.003
Duffy, Olivia, Forde, Elizabeth, and Leech, Michelle. 2017. "The dilemma of parotid gland and pharyngeal constrictor muscles preservation—Is daily online image guidance required? A dosimetric analysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MEDDOS.2016.10.003.
@article{osti_22685177,
title = {The dilemma of parotid gland and pharyngeal constrictor muscles preservation—Is daily online image guidance required? A dosimetric analysis},
author = {Duffy, Olivia and Forde, Elizabeth and Leech, Michelle},
abstractNote = {With margin reduction common in head and neck radiotherapy, it is critical that the dosimetric effects of setup deviations are quantified. With past studies focusing on the quantification of positional and volumetric changes of organs at risk (OARs), this study aimed to measure the dose delivered to these the parotid gland (PG) and pharyngeal constrictor muscles (PCMs) using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Furthermore, this investigation sought to establish a potential time trend of change in dose delivered to target volumes secondary to ascertaining the need for daily image guidance (IG) to reduce the dose burden to these important OARs. Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) plans for 5 locally advanced head and neck patients' plans were created and mapped to weekly CBCTs. Each plan was recalculated without heterogeneity correction allowing for dosimetric comparison. Dosimetric endpoints recorded to assess the effect of positional variation were as per ICRU 83 and included D{sub 95} and D{sub 98} for the target volumes, mean dose (MD) and V{sub 30} {sub Gy} for the PGs, and V{sub 50} {sub Gy} and MD for the PCMs. Results were deemed statistically significant if p < 0.05. No significant time trends were established for these OARs. A significant decrease in V{sub 50} {sub Gy} was observed for all PCMs (p < 0.001) on all CBCTs relative to the original plan. Regarding target volumes, a highly significant decrease in MD (MD = 20 Gy, CI: −20.310 to −19.820) in D{sub 98} of the high-dose planning target volume (PTV [70 Gy]; PTVD{sub 98%} = 70 Gy) for case 3 was found (p ≤ 0.001). A nonpredictable, yet significant dosimetric effect was found. A clinically acceptable balance must be achieved between OAR dosimetry and target coverage as can be achieved by frequent IG.},
doi = {10.1016/J.MEDDOS.2016.10.003},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22685177}, journal = {Medical Dosimetry},
issn = {0958-3947},
number = 1,
volume = 42,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}