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ArticleCancer research and treatment2016

Carotid-Sparing TomoHelical 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy for Early Glottic Cancer.

Chae-Seon Hong, Dongryul Oh, Sang Gyu Ju, Yong Chan Ahn, Jae Myoung Noh, Kwangzoo Chung, Jin Sung Kim, Tae-Suk Suh

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Article in Cancer research and treatment, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chae-Seon HongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dongryul OhDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sang Gyu JuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yong Chan AhnDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jae Myoung NohDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kwangzoo ChungDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jin Sung KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Tae-Suk SuhDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Samsung Medical Center · KRSungkyunkwan University · KRCatholic University of Korea · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the dosimetric benefits and treatment efficiency of carotid-sparing TomoHelical 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (TH-3DCRT) for early glottic cancer. MATERIALS AND

methodsTen early-stage (T1N0M0) glottic squamous cell carcinoma patients were simulated, based on computed tomography scans. Two-field 3DCRT (2F-3DCRT), 3-field intensity-modulated radiation therapy (3F-IMRT), TomoHelical-IMRT (TH-IMRT), and TH-3DCRT plans were generated with a 67.5-Gy total prescription dose to the planning target volume (PTV) for each patient. In order to evaluate the plan quality, dosimetric characteristics were compared in terms of conformity index (CI) and homogeneity index (HI) for PTV, dose to the carotid arteries, and maximum dose to the spinal cord. Treatment planning and delivery times were compared to evaluate treatment efficiency.

resultsThe median CI was substantially better for the 3F-IMRT (0.65), TH-IMRT (0.64), and TH-3DCRT (0.63) plans, compared to the 2F-3DCRT plan (0.32). PTV HI was slightly better for TH-3DCRT and TH-IMRT (1.05) compared to 2F-3DCRT (1.06) and 3F-IMRT (1.09). TH-3DCRT, 3F-IMRT, and TH-IMRT showed an excellent carotid sparing capability compared to 2F-3DCRT (p < 0.05). For all plans, the maximum dose to the spinal cord was < 45 Gy. The median treatment planning times for 2F-3DCRT (5.85 minutes) and TH-3DCRT (7.10 minutes) were much lower than those for 3F-IMRT (45.48 minutes) and TH-IMRT (35.30 minutes). The delivery times for 2F-3DCRT (2.06 minutes) and 3F-IMRT (2.48 minutes) were slightly lower than those for TH-IMRT (2.90 minutes) and TH-3DCRT (2.86 minutes).

conclusionTH-3DCRT showed excellent carotid-sparing capability, while offering high efficiency and maintaining good PTV coverage.

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Radiotherapy, ConformalHumansLaryngeal NeoplasmsRadiometryRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedCarotid sparingEarly glottic cancerIntensity-modulated radiotherapyTomoHelical three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy

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PMID25761477
PMCPMC4720070
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